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HB 1365: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Thompson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes ; Joseph ; Mercado ; Polo ; Polsky ; Smith, C.

Elections; Provides that Secretary of State shall be elected; provides that person may register to vote & cast ballot on election day; provides that General Election Day is paid holiday; requires Division of Elections to maintain strategic elections equipment reserve; provides that person may cast provisional vote in the county in which voter claims to be registered; revises provisions relating to vote-by-mail ballots; prohibits certain persons from serving on Elections Canvassing Commission or county canvassing board.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/4/2019 House • Filed
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 135
    3/8/2019 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 379
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162)

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  • HB 1365, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2019 at 5:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1802 Elections Stewart Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162)
    H 7101 (e1) Elections State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 5/1/2019 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) -HJ 1097
    S 1386 Elections Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162)
    S 7066 (er) Election Administration Ethics and Elections Compare Last Action: 7/1/2019 Chapter No. 2019-162

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.10 Department of State. Page 6 (pdf)
    97.012 Secretary of State as chief election officer. Page 6 (pdf)
    97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. Page 7 (pdf)
    97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 37 (pdf)
    97.055 Registration books; when closed for an election. Page 7 (pdf)
    97.0555 Late registration. Page 7 (pdf)
    97.0556 Page 8 (pdf)
    97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 8 (pdf)
    97.0575 Third-party voter registrations. Page 39 (pdf)
    98.077 Update of voter signature. Page 8 (pdf)
    98.0981 Reports; voting history; statewide voter registration system information; precinct-level election results; book closing statistics. Page 41 (pdf)
    100.51 Page 12 (pdf)
    101.016 Page 10 (pdf)
    101.048 Provisional ballots. Page 10 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 12 (pdf)
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 15 (pdf)
    101.62 Request for vote-by-mail ballots. Page 15 (pdf)
    101.64 Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form. Page 16 (pdf)
    101.65 Instructions to absent electors. Page 18 (pdf)
    101.657 Early voting. Page 20 (pdf)
    101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots. Page 21 (pdf)
    101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 21 (pdf)
    101.69 Voting in person; return of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 28 (pdf)
    101.6952 Vote-by-mail ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. Page 29 (pdf)
    101.697 Electronic transmission of election materials. Page 33 (pdf)
    102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission. Page 34 (pdf)
    102.112 Deadline for submission of county returns to the Department of State. Page 35 (pdf)
    102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 36 (pdf)
    102.181 Page 37 (pdf)

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