Updating the process for online voter registration by allowing voter applicants to provide the last four digits of social security number for authentication.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Signed May 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2023 · House Apr 10, 2023
How they voted
27–18
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Apr 14, 2023
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
22
Committee
18
May 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 18; absent, 1; excused, 3.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-40)
house
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Yasmin Trudeau
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Curtis King
RRepublican
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
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