ELECTIONS: Provides requirements and restrictions on the ability to witness election documents
HB 581 is a procedural amendment that corrects a grammatical error in the text of a related election bill by changing the word "witness'" to "witness's." This change does not alter any laws, policies, or requirements regarding election document witnessing. The bill affects only the written language of the legislation, ensuring proper grammar without impacting how elections are conducted.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024 · House Mar 27, 2024
How they voted
25–9
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2024
D
Democratic12
75% Nay
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 71, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 23, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (8-6).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Polly Thomas
RRepublican
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