Legislation - HB0201

Requiring each local board of elections to include a written notice regarding how to request a State-approved absentee ballot application approved by the State Board of Elections with certain mailings to voters and eligible voters to further awareness of the option of absentee voting, except under certain circumstances.

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Opposite:: Rules

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Cross-filed with: SB0093

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1489 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/30/2024 Legislative Date 10/30/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 4/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {693328/1 Adopted Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (100-35) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/30/2024	10/30/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	4/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	4/03/2025	3/19/2025	Favorable with Amendments {693328/1 Adopted	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	3/19/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	59 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	Third Reading Passed (100-35)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Referred Rules	66 Click to view Recorded Media

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