SB52
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
House: Left in Appropriations
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
Requires the Department of Elections to complete not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system based on evidence of ineligibility, including evidence of ... (More) lack of eligible residence or evidence of noncitizenship. This restriction is not to be construed to preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant if the triggering conviction, incapacity order, or death occurred within 120 days of the election or (ii) the correction of details, such as name and address, in a voter's registration record that does not result in the removal of a voter from the voter registration system. Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also provides a process for confirming a voter's citizenship status prior to cancellation based on a report of non-citizen status and extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100893D
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106068D-S1
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB52)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Motion to rerefer to Appropriations agreed to
- 02/24/2026 - House: Rereferred to Appropriations
- 02/26/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 03/09/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/10/2026 - House: Left in Appropriations
