Concerning security breaches of election systems or election data including by foreign entities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020 · House Mar 7, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 44
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic27
88% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-4)
senate
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
SGTE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 08:00 AM
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GT
Gael Tarleton
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon Wylie
DDemocratic
Co
ZH
Zack Hudgins
DDemocratic
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