Legislation - SB0241

Title: Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Sponsored by: Senators Augustine, Brooks, Harris, and Watson
Status: In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

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:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Government, Labor, and Elections

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0115

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2027

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/15/2026 Legislative Date 1/15/2026 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {903821/1 Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Salling) Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/21/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {903821/1 Adopted Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/21/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 32 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 Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (31-13) Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings 34AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/15/2026	1/15/2026	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Senate	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing canceled
Senate	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/02/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/03/2026	2/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments {903821/1	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/03/2026	2/20/2026	Motion Laid Over (Senator Salling) Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/04/2026	2/21/2026	Favorable with Amendments {903821/1 Adopted	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/04/2026	2/21/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	32 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Senate	3/06/2026	2/23/2026	Third Reading Passed (31-13)	34 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2026	2/25/2026	Referred Government, Labor, and Elections	34AClick to view Recorded Media

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