HB 991: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Persons-Mulicka ; Trabulsy
Elections; Revises information DOS is required to include in specified report; requires persons to swear or affirm they have reviewed voter registration instructions, are United States citizen, & understand penalties for providing false information; requires voter registration application to elicit documentation required by United States Election Assistance Commission or federal law; requires that applicant's citizenship status be verified by records of DHSMV; provides that applicant will be registered as unverified voter, but may not vote, if his or her legal status as United States citizen cannot be verified through DHSMV; requires online voter registration system to transmit certain information to supervisor of elections & generate certain notices; requires supervisor of elections to verify legal status of certain applicants & provide certain notice; etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/2026 | House |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1334 | Elections | Grall | Compare | Last Action: 1/7/2026 S Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (30)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 97.021 | Definitions. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 97.022 | Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; purpose and duties. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 97.051 | Oath upon registering. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 97.052 | Uniform statewide voter registration application. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 97.0525 | Online voter registration. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 97.053 | Acceptance of voter registration applications. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 97.057 | Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 98.045 | Administration of voter registration. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 98.065 | Registration list maintenance programs. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 98.075 | Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 98.0755 | Appeal of determination of ineligibility. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 98.093 | Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United States citizens. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 98.094 | Page 31 (pdf) | |
| 101.048 | Provisional ballots. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 101.151 | Specifications for ballots. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 101.5606 | Requirements for approval of systems. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 101.56075 | Voting methods. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 101.5608 | Voting by electronic or electromechanical method; procedures. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 101.5612 | Testing of tabulating equipment. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 101.591 | Voting system audit. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 101.5911 | Rulemaking authority for voting system audit procedures. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 101.595 | Analysis and reports of voting problems. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 101.67 | Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots. | Page 62 (pdf) |
| 102.111 | Elections Canvassing Commission. | Page 41 (pdf) |
| 102.141 | County canvassing board; duties. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 102.166 | Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 104.042 | Page 58 (pdf) | |
| 104.16 | Voting fraudulent ballot. | Page 63 (pdf) |
| 106.08 | Contributions; limitations on. | Page 58 (pdf) |
| 322.034 | Page 59 (pdf) |
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