SB 1486: Elections Affected by Disasters

GENERAL BILL by Polsky; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis

Elections Affected by Disasters; Requiring that a certain notice be posted on affected municipalities’ websites; requiring the Secretary of State to consider certain sectors when assessing the impact on their jurisdiction and the ability of voters to participate in elections; requiring the Division of Elections to maintain a specified number of strategic elections equipment reserves in specified locations; providing that the use of the uniform statewide ballot application may not be required for requests for vote-by-mail ballots from certain voters, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/27/2025 08:45 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 (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1317 by Cross Elections Impacted by Emergencies Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Similar
  H 1535 (c3) by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Emergencies Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 180	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  101.62	Request for vote-by-mail ballots.	Page 10 [pdf]
  101.657	Early voting.	Page 13 [pdf]
  101.733	Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency plan.	Page 2 [pdf]
  102.141	County canvassing board; duties.	Page 15 [pdf]
  104.0616	Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations.	Page 16 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/27/2025	S	• Filed
  3/6/2025	S	• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  5/3/2025	S	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration