Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Last action Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2023
How they voted
20–11
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 19, 2023
D
Democratic13
84% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
Co
Tan Parker
RRepublican
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