AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS
Summary
Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial redistricting.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Signed Jul 2, 2025
Floor votes · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jul 2, 2025
Signed into law
07/02/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/21/2025 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 23, 2025
Committee
05/23/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
05/08/2025 House read and passed
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/03/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
03/18/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
Chris Paplauskas
RRepublican
P
Jackie Baginski
DDemocratic
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