AN ACT relating to elections.
Summary
Amend KRS 117.001 to include a definition of "e-poll book" and exclude it from the definition of "voting machine" and "voting systems"; amend KRS 117.025 to allow the State Board of Elections to choose to provide master lists of registered voters in electronic format to county clerks for in use in e-poll books during an election; and amend KRS 117.379 to permit the State Board of Elections to examine any voter registration system maintained by the county clerk, including e-poll books, to establish the security of the system and its components, with a report to be provided to the county board of elections.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 14, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 172)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 94-0
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (3)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 32-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Bratcher
RRepublican
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