SB 1416: Elections During Emergencies

GENERAL BILL by Polsky; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bernard

Elections During Emergencies; Requiring that elections, in the event of an emergency, be conducted in accordance with specified provisions and carried out in a certain manner; authorizing supervisors of elections to request approval from the Secretary of State to take specified actions under specified conditions; requiring that notice of a rescheduled election be posted on any social media account controlled by the supervisor or the supervisor’s office, on the affected county’s social media accounts, and a certain newspaper; requiring the Division of Elections to adopt by rule a statewide election emergency contingency plan, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/8/2026 08:34 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1191 by Cross Elections During Emergencies Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee	Identical

• Citations - Statute (8)

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  101.7311		Page 4 (pdf)
  101.732	Definitions relating to Elections Emergency Act.	Page 4 (pdf)
  101.7325		Page 4 (pdf)
  101.733	Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency plan.	Page 6 (pdf)
  101.735		Page 10 (pdf)
  101.736		Page 11 (pdf)
  101.738		Page 13 (pdf)
  101.74	Temporary change of polling place in case of emergency.	Page 14 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/8/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Ethics and Elections