SB813
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Voter registration, regular periodic review of registration records; 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections.
Requires the Department of Elections to complete not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system. This restriction is not to be construed to ... (More) preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant or (ii) the correction of registration records pursuant to existing law. Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days. This bill is identical to HB 1657. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102308D
- 12/30/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105642D-S1
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB813)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Passed House (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB813ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB813)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on (February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
