Relating to auditable voting systems.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Signed Jun 14, 2021
Floor votes · House May 26, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Amendments
5
Jun 14, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 26, 2021
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
May 25, 2021
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
JJ
Jacey Jetton
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
P
TC
Travis Clardy
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
Co
CG
Craig Goldman
RRepublican
Co
J.M. Lozano
RRepublican
Co
JW
James White
RRepublican
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
JM
Jim Murphy
RRepublican
Co
Mike Schofield
RRepublican
Co
Shelby Slawson
RRepublican
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