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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

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  • 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)

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  • CS/HB 7061, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2022 at 7:31 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Public Integrity and Elections Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/26/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 524 (er) Election Administration Hutson Similar Last Action: 4/26/2022 Chapter No. 2022-73 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (24)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution. Page 5 (pdf)
    16.061 Initiative petitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    97.022 Page 7 (pdf)
    97.0291 Prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses. Page 9 (pdf)
    97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 10 (pdf)
    97.0575 Third-party voter registrations. Page 10 (pdf)
    98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 13 (pdf)
    98.0655 Registration list maintenance forms. Page 17 (pdf)
    98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. Page 18 (pdf)
    98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony. Page 19 (pdf)
    100.041 Officers chosen at general election. Page 23 (pdf)
    100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot. Page 24 (pdf)
    101.019 Page 28 (pdf)
    101.043 Identification required at polls. Page 28 (pdf)
    101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 29 (pdf)
    101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure. Page 31 (pdf)
    101.655 Supervised voting by absent electors in certain facilities. Page 32 (pdf)
    102.091 Duty of sheriff to watch for violations; appointment of special officers. Page 33 (pdf)
    102.101 Sheriff and other officers not allowed in polling place. Page 34 (pdf)
    104.0616 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations. Page 34 (pdf)
    104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once; signing another person’s name or a fictitious name. Page 35 (pdf)
    104.186 Initiative petitions; violations. Page 35 (pdf)
    124.011 Alternate procedure for the election of county commissioners to provide for single-member representation. Page 36 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 37 (pdf)

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  • HB 7061, Original Filed Version Posted 2/4/2022 at 6:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 524 (c2) Election Administration Hutson Similar Last Action: 4/26/2022 Chapter No. 2022-73 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    094703 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Perez 2/25/2022
    6:48 PM     		Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    2/25/2022     		PDF
    685903 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Perez 2/25/2022
    7:11 PM     		Adopted
    2/28/2022     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.022 Page 5 (pdf)
    97.0291 Prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses. Page 7 (pdf)
    97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 7 (pdf)
    97.0575 Third-party voter registrations. Page 8 (pdf)
    98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 10 (pdf)
    98.0655 Registration list maintenance forms. Page 13 (pdf)
    98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. Page 14 (pdf)
    98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony. Page 14 (pdf)
    100.041 Officers chosen at general election. Page 16 (pdf)
    100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot. Page 17 (pdf)
    101.019 Page 19 (pdf)
    101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 20 (pdf)
    101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure. Page 22 (pdf)
    101.6104 Challenge of votes. Page 25 (pdf)
    101.64 Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form. Page 25 (pdf)
    101.65 Instructions to absent electors. Page 27 (pdf)
    101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 30 (pdf)
    101.6921 Delivery of special vote-by-mail ballot to certain first-time voters. Page 35 (pdf)
    101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters. Page 36 (pdf)
    101.6925 Canvassing special vote-by-mail ballots. Page 40 (pdf)
    102.091 Duty of sheriff to watch for violations; appointment of special officers. Page 40 (pdf)
    102.101 Sheriff and other officers not allowed in polling place. Page 41 (pdf)
    104.0616 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations. Page 42 (pdf)
    104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once; signing another person’s name or a fictitious name. Page 42 (pdf)
    104.186 Initiative petitions; violations. Page 42 (pdf)
    124.011 Alternate procedure for the election of county commissioners to provide for single-member representation. Page 43 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 44 (pdf)

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