CS/HB 7061: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee; Public Integrity and Elections Committee; Perez; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bell; Byrd; Drake; Massullo; Rommel; Roth; Shoaf
Elections; Creates Office of Election Crimes & Security within DOS; revises & provides provisions relating to certain fines, registration list maintenance programs, voter registration, county commissioner elections, initiative petitions, ranked-choice voting, polls, vote-by-mail voter's certificates, vote-by-mail ballots, special officers, voter identifying numbers, & report to Legislature; increases criminal penalties.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/8/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 524 (Ch. 2022-73)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 524 (Ch. 2022-73)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/4/2022 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/7/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • Referred to Appropriations Committee • Now in Appropriations Committee |
| 2/25/2022 | House |
• Added to Appropriations Committee agenda |
| 2/28/2022 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee • Reported out of Appropriations Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/3/2022 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 3/8/2022 | House |
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 524 (Ch. 2022-73) |
