Legislation - HB0499

Title: Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Ruth, Ebersole, Guyton, Hill, Lewis, J. Long, McCaskill, Moreno, Ruff, Terrasa, and White Holland
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, the use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0642 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2027

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2026 Legislative Date 1/27/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/27/2026	1/27/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	Hearing canceled
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

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