2026 Regular Session
SB443
Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
Altering the qualifications for counsel to local boards of elections to require that counsel be a registered voter of the State instead of the applicable county.
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.
March 12, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
115 yea–18 nay · 7 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 13, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
January 30, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
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 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (115-18) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
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Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment