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HB0479Introduced in the House

Election Code Modifications

Failed

Introduced by Jefferson Burton, District 64

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Election Code Modifications

Where it stands

House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

March 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Comm - Held · March 3, 2026

6

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

7 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
Scott Sandall1Yes
Jen Plumb9Absent
Emily Buss11Yes
Nate Blouin13Yes
Ronald Winterton20Yes
Mike McKell25Yes
Evan Vickers28Yes

Bill history

  1. Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

  2. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

  3. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst

  4. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479 in Legislative Fiscal Agency

  5. House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House

  6. House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee

  7. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479 in Version Sponsor

  8. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479 in Released

  9. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House Rules Committee

  10. House/ to standing committee in House Government Operations Committee

  11. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst

  12. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency

  13. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479S01 in Version Sponsor

  14. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479S02 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst

  15. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479S02 in Legislative Fiscal Agency

  16. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479S01 in Released

  17. House/ lifted from standing committee in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee

  18. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479S02 in Version Sponsor

  19. House Comm - Substitute Recommendation in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee

  20. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee

  21. House/ comm rpt/ substituted in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee

  22. House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  23. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479S02 in Released

  24. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479S03 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst

  25. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479S03 in Legislative Fiscal Agency

  26. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479S03 in Version Sponsor

  27. House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  28. House/ substituted in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  29. House/ circled in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  30. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479S03 in Released

  31. House/ uncircled in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  32. House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary

  33. House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary

  34. Senate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate

  35. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee

  36. Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee

  37. Senate Comm - Held in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee

  38. Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee

  39. Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules in Senate Rules Committee

  40. Senate/ strike enacting clause in Senate Secretary

  41. Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House

  42. House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House

  43. House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

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