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CS/CS/SB 524: Election Administration

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Ethics and Elections ; Hutson

Election Administration; Requiring the Secretary of State to notify the Attorney General if signatures required for an initiative petition are no longer valid; creating the Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Department of State; revising the frequency with which supervisors of elections must conduct a registration list maintenance program; requiring the Department of State to identify deceased registered voters using information received by specified agencies; requiring specified individuals observing the ballot duplication process to sign a specified affidavit acknowledging certain criminal penalties, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/26/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-73
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/18/2021 Senate • Filed
11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 31
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 31
1/27/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/01/22, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/1/2022 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 344
2/3/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs; Rules
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 352
• Now in Appropriations
2/9/2022 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 346
2/21/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2022 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 8 -SJ 454
2/28/2022 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 454
3/1/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/22 -SJ 591
3/3/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 551
• Amendment(s) failed (254940, 576742, 812472, 911450) -SJ 552, 553, 560
• Amendment(s) adopted (203418) -SJ 560
• Ordered engrossed
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/4/2022 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 685
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 24 NAYS 14 -SJ 686
3/4/2022 House • In Messages
3/7/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/8/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 877031 Failed
• Amendment 242157 temporarily postponed
• Amendment 104691 Failed
• Amendment 242157 Failed
• Amendment 433581 Failed
• Amendment 241923 Failed
• Amendment 047577 Failed
• Amendment 428229 Failed
• Amendment 744331 Failed
• Amendment 555115 Failed
• Amendment 369619 Failed
• Amendment 646597 Failed
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/9/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 76, NAYS 41
3/9/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 814
4/25/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
4/26/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-73