2026 Regular Session
HB1001
Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions
Requiring a police officer who is on duty at a polling place to obey the authority of the State Administrator, the Deputy State Administrator, or a local election director; providing that, in a polling place, certain individuals have the authority to keep the peace and order the arrest of certain persons; requiring a local election director, while serving in a polling place, to protect certain rights of challengers and watchers; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 18, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
132 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 5 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent
April 11, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
130 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
March 19, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
February 6, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 467
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (130-0) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (40-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {303128/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (132-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {693227/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections