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SB4Introduced in the Senate

Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

Passed

Introduced by Federal and State Affairs

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Official description

Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

Where it stands

House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 84 Nay: 41

March 25, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 84 Nay: 41 · March 25, 2025

84

Yes

41

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2No
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Carrie Barth5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  3. Senate Hearing: Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 144-S

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  5. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Faust Goudeau

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Faust Goudeau was rejected

  7. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  8. Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 29 Nay: 10

  9. House Received and Introduced

  10. House Referred to Committee on Elections

  11. House Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 218-N

  12. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections

  13. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  14. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Simmons

  15. House Representative Proctor raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.

  16. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Miller

  17. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Miller was rejected Yea: 35 Nay: 84

  18. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Meyer

  19. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Meyer was rejected Yea: 36 Nay: 83

  20. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Haskins

  21. House Representative Penn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.

  22. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  23. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 80 Nay: 39

  24. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Thompson , Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau as conferees

  25. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Proctor, Representative Waggoner and Representative Haskins appointed as conferees

  26. Senate Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 30 Nay: 10

  27. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 14, 2025

  28. Senate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, March 24, 2025

  29. Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 30 Nay: 10

  30. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 84 Nay: 41

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