Legislation

Title: Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting
Sponsored by: Senator West
Status: In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that the individual's voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt certain regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters incarcerated in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Judicial Proceedings

Opposite:: Rules and Executive Nominations

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0222

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0372 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/16/2020 Legislative Date 10/16/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/19/2021 Legislative Date 1/19/2021 Action Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 4/09/2021 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (36-11) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/26/2021 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 45AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	10/16/2020	10/16/2020	Pre-filed
Senate	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting
Senate	1/19/2021	1/19/2021	Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	4/09/2021	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Favorable Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Second Reading Passed	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Third Reading Passed (36-11)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2021	3/26/2021	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	45AClick to view Recorded Media

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