ELECTIONS: Requires the secretary of state to prepare and publish certain information concerning changes in election law (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB 405 requires the secretary of state to publish specific election law changes online. The secretary must post updated election law codes within 30 days of receiving them from the legislature and provide links to all election-related laws passed during a session - including effective dates, keywords, and summaries - within 90 days after the session ends. This ensures the public can easily access the full text and details of new election laws through the secretary’s website. The bill affects the secretary of state’s duties and improves public transparency about election law changes, without altering voting procedures or rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Signed Jul 1, 2025
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What changed between versions
HB405 Original
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HB405 Act 499
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was enrolled and signed into law as Act 499, adding multiple sponsors to the original author. The substantive policy changes modify the Secretary of State's reporting duties: the deadline to publish a revised Code was shortened from 60 to 30 days, and the requirement to publish a 'plain language digest' was replaced with a requirement to publish links to legislative instruments and their summaries on the Secretary of State's website.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on election law administration, but the specific reporting mechanisms and deadlines for the Secretary of State have been altered.
TIMELINE
The deadline for the Secretary of State to publish a revised version of the Election Code was reduced from 60 days to 30 days after final adjournment.
REQUIREMENT
The requirement to publish a 'plain language digest' summarizing enforcement mechanisms was removed and replaced with a requirement to publish links to enacted instruments and their summaries.
SCOPE
Representatives Carter, Landry, Marcelle, Newell, Phelps, Taylor, and Walters were added as co-sponsors to the bill.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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