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SB 396: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Garcia

Elections; Requiring the Department of State to adopt rules relating to the security of certain voting procedures; authorizing political action committees and political committees to have poll watchers in polling rooms and early voting areas; requiring that a certain audit be conducted after each election; requiring a person requesting a vote-by-mail ballot to provide and attest to an allowed reason for such request; requiring a supervisor of elections to verify a certificate signature, a voter certificate envelope, and ballot material in a specified manner, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 6/16/2025 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/28/2025 Senate • Filed
2/10/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
6/16/2025 Senate • Died in Ethics and Elections