Legislation - HB0115

Title: Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Sponsored by: Delegates Wilkins, Wells, Sample-Hughes, Lehman, and Crutchfield
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring by January 1, 2028, the State Board of Elections and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to jointly develop and implement certain procedures and a certain electronic transmission process for the restoration of voter registration for individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility; requiring the Department to transmit a list that includes the name and certain other information for individuals released from incarceration to the State Board of Elections on a monthly basis; etc.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0241

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2027

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 7/23/2025 Legislative Date 7/23/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 3/16/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {853623/1 Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Floor Amendment {743324/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (33-97) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (100-33) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	7/23/2025	7/23/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
House	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2026	3/16/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	3/17/2026	3/03/2026	Favorable with Amendments {853623/1 Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/03/2026	Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2026	3/04/2026	Floor Amendment {743324/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (33-97)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2026	3/04/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
House	3/18/2026	3/05/2026	Third Reading Passed (100-33)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	42AClick to view Recorded Media

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