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
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed Jul 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2025
How they voted
71–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 75
Jun 20, 2025
D
Democratic64
96% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jul 2, 2025
Signed into law
07/02/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/20/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
03/20/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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