HB640
Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB640)
Chief Patron:
Paul Krizek (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration.
Eliminates the process by which any voter could challenge, in a polling place on the day of an election, the right of any other voter to cast a ballot. The bill also eliminates the process by which any three voters could challenge a voter's registration before the general registrar; such ... (More) challenges may still be made by filing a petition with the circuit court of the county or city where the voter is registered. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101443D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HPE sub: Voting Rights
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/28/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 01/30/2026 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106442D-H1
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/02/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB640)
