Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations
Senate Bill 105 revises election laws by expanding the timeframe for prohibiting electioneering activities near polling locations. The bill prohibits activities such as campaigning, distributing items of value to voters, and displaying campaign insignia within polling places or 100 feet of their entrances. These restrictions, which previously applied only on election day, will now be in effect for all elections from when absentee ballots are available until all voting is completed. It also maintains the prohibition on soliciting voter information within polling places.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill was updated from a draft version to an enrolled, final version ready for signing. The substantive policy text regarding electioneering prohibitions and the effective date remains unchanged, but the document now includes official certification signatures and removes draft formatting markers.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability has not changed; the changes are strictly procedural, converting the document from a draft to a finalized enrolled bill.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft formatting artifacts (e.g., line numbers, 'Authorized Print Version' headers) and replaced them with official enrolled bill certification signatures and standard legislative headers.
Corrected minor spacing and capitalization inconsistencies in the bill title and introductory text to match standard enrolled bill formatting.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
36–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 4, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-13-1)
senate
Mar 31, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (77-21-2)
house
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jonathan Windy Boy
DDemocratic
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