CS/HB 135: Voter Registration Applications

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee, Gossett-Seidman, Caruso; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson, Barnaby, Basabe, Bell, Berfield, Black, Canady, Garcia, Gonzalez Pittman, Holcomb, López, J., Lopez, V., McClain, Melo, Michael, Plakon, Plasencia, Porras, Rizo, Roth, Stark, Steele, Trabulsy, Tramont, Truenow, Yarkosky, Yeager

Voter Registration Applications; providing an exception to a requirement that certain voter registration applicants must be registered without party affiliation; requiring the department to provide an applicant with a certain receipt; requiring the department to ensure that information technology processes and updates do not alter certain information without written consent; etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/7/2024 06:48 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1256 (c1) by Martin Voter Registration Applications Last Action: 3/6/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 135 (Ch. 2024-78) -SJ 764	Similar

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  97.053	Acceptance of voter registration applications.	Page 1 (pdf)
  97.057	Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/10/2023	H	• Filed
  10/17/2023	H	• Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/25/2024	H	• Added to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee agenda
  1/29/2024	H	• Favorable by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee • Reported out of Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee • Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
  2/9/2024	H	• Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  2/13/2024	H	• Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  2/19/2024	H	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  2/21/2024	H	• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/22/2024	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/26/2024	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
  2/27/2024	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024) • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
  2/29/2024	H	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)
  3/1/2024	H	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 724781 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
  3/4/2024	H	• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  3/4/2024	S	• In Messages • Referred to Fiscal Policy • Received
  3/6/2024	S	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 764 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1256 -SJ 764 • Read 2nd time -SJ 764 • Amendment(s) adopted (830180) -SJ 764 • Read 3rd time -SJ 764 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 764
  3/6/2024	H	• In Messages
  3/7/2024	H	• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 830180 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  4/2/2024		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4/11/2024		• Approved by Governor
  4/12/2024		• Chapter No. 2024-78