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HF954Introduced in the House

A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 281.) Effective date: 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2024.

Passed

Introduced by State Government

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 281.) Effective date: 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2024.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1228.

June 2, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 7, 2025

32

Yes

15

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Rocky De Witt1Absent
Jeff Taylor2No
Lynn Evans3Yes
Tim Kraayenbrink4Yes
Dave Rowley5Yes
Jason Schultz6Yes
Kevin Alons7Yes
Mark Costello8Yes
Tom Shipley9Yes
Dan Dawson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 637.

  2. Amendments H-1152 and H-1162 filed. H.J. 791.

  3. Amendment H-1152 adopted. H.J. 807.

  4. Amendment H-1162, yeas 31, nays 65, lost. H.J. 807.

  5. Passed House, yeas 65, nays 31. H.J. 808.

  6. Explanation of vote. H.J. 945.

  7. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034.

  8. Immediate message. H.J. 809.

  9. Message from House. S.J. 643.

  10. Read first time, referred to State Government. S.J. 643.

  11. Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Alons, and Winckler. S.J. 661.

  12. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 11:30AM Senate Lounge.

  13. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  14. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 682.

  15. Placed on calendar.

  16. Amendment S-3077 filed, lost. S.J. 704.

  17. Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 705.

  18. Immediate message. S.J. 706.

  19. Message from Senate. H.J. 905.

  20. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  21. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1228.

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