2026 Regular Session
HB499
Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, the use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
January 27, 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 Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections