Revise election laws related to public notices
SB 115 revises election laws by adjusting the timeframe for public notices related to elections. It amends existing statutes to allow election administrators a longer window to publish or broadcast certain information. Specifically, the bill changes the maximum notice period from "not more than 10 days" to "not more than 12 days" before an election for notices concerning absentee ballot counting procedures and information about voting systems. This provides election administrators with a slightly extended period to inform the public about these key election details.
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
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft version to an enrolled (final) version, adding official signatures and certification. The substantive legal text remains unchanged, preserving the requirement for election administrators to provide public notice regarding absentee ballot counting and voting system usage 10 to 2 days before an election.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text defines the same requirements for election administrators.
TECHNICAL
The document format changed from a draft to an enrolled bill, adding certification signatures and removing placeholder page numbers.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Mar 29, 2025
How they voted
47–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 3, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 29, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-4)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-2-1)
senate
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendy McKamey
RRepublican
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