2026 Regular Session
HB1069
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements
Requiring the State Board of Elections and each local board of elections to refer to absentee ballots that are delivered to a voter by the Internet as "print-at-home ballots" in all communications with voters and the general public; providing that absentee ballots are considered timely and may be counted under certain circumstances; prohibiting absentee ballots that are not timely from being counted; and establishing requirements regarding absentee ballots that apply if federal law or a federal court set certain timeliness requirements.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 9, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 403525/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected
Failed
37 yea–95 nay · 4 not voting · 5 absent
April 10, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
97 yea–38 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules
February 10, 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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Senate Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Rules
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House Third Reading Passed (97-38) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Floor Amendment {403525/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-95)
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House Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Rose) Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {313629/1 Adopted View roll call
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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