HB 1317: Elections Impacted by Emergencies
GENERAL BILL by Cross
Elections Impacted by Emergencies; Requires counties & municipalities affected by emergency to provide specified information on their websites & through all means possible; provides that emergency contingency plan is public record & must be presented to Legislature in certain years; requires Secretary of State to consult with specified entities; provides voter rights with respect to participating in election in county that has been designated as being in state of emergency or eligible for individual or public assistance from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); requires Division of Elections to take certain actions if election is scheduled within certain timeframe after emergency; requires division to maintain certain number of strategic elections equipment reserves in certain areas of this state; authorizes division to contract with certain vendors for provision of reserve equipment; specifies certain equipment be included in reserve equipment; requires election officials to take certain actions if county has been designated as being in state of emergency or eligible for individual or public assistance; specifies that certain criminal penalties do not apply if county has been designated as being in state of emergency or eligible for individual or public assistance; prohibits supervisor from requiring certain voters to use certain uniform statewide application.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/27/2025 House • Filed
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HB 1317, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 11:46 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1486 Elections Affected by Disasters Polsky Similar Last Action: 2/27/2025 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 101.62 Request for vote-by-mail ballots. Page 12 (pdf) 101.657 Early voting. Page 15 (pdf) 101.733 Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency plan. Page 3 (pdf) 102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 17 (pdf) 104.0616 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations. Page 17 (pdf)