Absentee ballots; authorizing uniformed service member to receive certain absentee ballot. Effective date. Emergency.
Senate Bill 814 expands eligibility for emergency absentee ballots to include uniformed service members who are deployed after the standard request deadline. Previously, this option was primarily for first responders and emergency workers deployed for disaster or emergency relief. Under this bill, eligible uniformed service members can make a written request for an emergency absentee ballot to their county election board. They must present proof of identity when receiving their ballots, which can be returned in person, by mail, or other approved methods by 7:00 p.m. on election day. This act includes an emergency clause, making it effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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This bill version transitioned from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in significant formatting changes and a reorganization of the bill's structure. The substantive policy content regarding absentee ballot eligibility for first responders, emergency workers, and uniformed service members remains unchanged, but the Senate version added a new date (February 25, 2025) and renumbered sections for Senate floor processing.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is primarily a procedural version change from House to Senate floor.
TECHNICAL
Added Senate floor date (February 25, 2025) and changed header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION'
Reorganized bill structure with new section numbering and formatting to match Senate floor requirements
Changed committee report attribution from House to Senate Judiciary Committee
Altered bill title line to reflect Senate floor version status
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/05/2025
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections and Ethics
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Gollihare
RRepublican
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