HB774
Elections; absentee and provisional ballots, cure process, delayed effective date.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Virgil Gene Thornton, Sr (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Elections; absentee and provisional ballots; cure process.
Requires that, if the electoral board determines that any person having submitted a provisional vote was not entitled to vote as a result of a material error or omission on the provisional ballot form, the registrar is required to promptly notify the voter by telephone or email of the error ... (More) or omission and to provide information to the voter on how to correct the issue so his ballot may be counted. The voter is entitled to make such necessary corrections before noon on the Monday after the election. The bill moves the deadline for curing errors or omissions in absentee ballot applications from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after the election. The bill also requries the Department of Elections to issue guidance to local election officials on the uniform processing and counting of provisional ballots, including any provisional ballot cast by a person submitting a registration application on the same day as the election. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103904D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/2026 - House: Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
- 01/25/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB774)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106717D-H1
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB774)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2026 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB774ER)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB774)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
