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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 6, 2019 | National | HR 4 | Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (228 - 187) |
Nov. 13, 2019 | OH | HB 272 | Prohibits State Officials From Changing the Time and Place of an Election | Bill Passed - House (91 - 0) |
Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | SB 250 | Amends Voting Rolls to Correlate with Jury Selection Excusals | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 51) |
Oct. 29, 2019 | PA | SB 421 | Establishes Mail-In Voting | Bill Passed - House (138 - 61) |
Oct. 29, 2019 | IL | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
Oct. 24, 2019 | OH | HB 76 | Establishes the Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act for Tax Levies | Bill Passed - House (54 - 39) |
Oct. 23, 2019 | National | HR 4617 | Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 181) |
Sept. 18, 2019 | NH | HB 706 | Establishes an Independent Redistricting Commission | Veto Override Failed - House (227 - 145) |
Sept. 13, 2019 | CA | AB 681 | Requires Voter Party Affiliation Notification Prior To Primary Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 13) |
Aug. 27, 2019 | NJ | S 4069 | Amends Absentee Ballot Regulations | Bill Passed - House (45 - 14) |
July 8, 2019 | CA | SB 27 | Requires Presidential and Gubernatorial Candidates to Release Tax Returns | Bill Passed - House (57 - 17) |
June 30, 2019 | OR | SB 861 | Requires State to Pay for Ballot Return Envelopes | Bill Passed - House (38 - 17) |
June 30, 2019 | OR | SJR 18 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Referral for Allowing Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits | Bill Passed - House (43 - 11) |
June 27, 2019 | NH | HB 315 | Repeals Participation in Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program | Conference Report Adopted - House (203 - 142) |
June 27, 2019 | PA | SB 48 | Amends State Election Laws Regarding Straight Party Voting | Bill Passed - House (111 - 88) |
June 27, 2019 | National | HR 2722 | Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act | Bill Passed - House (225 - 184) |
June 20, 2019 | NY | S 6532 | Extends Voter Registration Cutoff | Bill Passed - House (106 - 41) |
June 19, 2019 | ME | LD 1083 | Increases the Use of Ranked Choice Voting | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (86 - 59) |
June 12, 2019 | ME | LD 816 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (77 - 69) |
June 6, 2019 | OR | HB 2983 | Requires Disclosure of Organizations Giving Certain Monetary Donations to Campaigns | Bill Passed - House (39 - 17) |
June 5, 2019 | OR | SB 870 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (37 - 22) |
June 5, 2019 | ME | LD 1463 | Establishes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (88 - 56) |
June 4, 2019 | ME | LD 1626 | Establishes a Presidential Primary System in Maine | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (88 - 53) |
June 1, 2019 | IL | HB 2625 | Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 46) |
May 28, 2019 | IL | SB 2090 | Expands Access to Voting in Jails | Bill Passed - House (69 - 45) |
May 28, 2019 | CT | HB 7160 | Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees | Bill Passed - House (84 - 60) |
May 24, 2019 | AZ | SB 1451 | Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements | Conference Report Adopted - House (31 - 29) |
May 24, 2019 | NV | SB 450 | Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections | Bill Passed - House (30 - 9) |
May 3, 2019 | FL | SB 7066 | Requires Felons Pay Outstanding Court Fees Prior to Voting Rights Restoration | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 42) |
May 3, 2019 | FL | HB 5 | Increases Ballot Initiative Signature Collection Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 43) |
May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1318 | Amends Campaign Finance Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 24) |
May 2, 2019 | CO | SB 19-235 | Expands Automatic Voter Registration System | Bill Passed - House (40 - 23) |
May 2, 2019 | ME | LD 431 | Establishes Election Day as a State Holiday | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (74 - 69) |
April 30, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1278 | Authorizes Primary Voting for 17 Year Olds and Increases Rural Voter Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 27) |
April 29, 2019 | MO | HJR 48 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Amend Campaign Finance and State Election Laws | Bill Passed - House (104 - 49) |
April 24, 2019 | FL | HB 7089 | Requires Felons to Pay Court Fees Prior to Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (71 - 45) |
April 16, 2019 | NV | AB 186 | Authorizes Nevada to Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact | Bill Passed - House (23 - 17) |
April 15, 2019 | TN | HB 1079 | Increases Penalties for Voter Registration Errors | Bill Passed - House (71 - 26) |
April 10, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1266 | Authorizes Voting Rights to Paroled Felons | Bill Passed - House (45 - 19) |
March 29, 2019 | ID | S 1159 | Increases Threshold for Ballot Initiative Requirements | Bill Passed - House (40 - 30) |
March 29, 2019 | ID | H 296 | Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements | Bill Passed - House (47 - 22) |
March 25, 2019 | ID | S 1113 | Amends Campaign Finance Regulations | Bill Passed - House (52 - 15) |
March 19, 2019 | DE | HB 38 | Amends Early Voting Regulations | Bill Passed - House (34 - 6) |
March 18, 2019 | AZ | SB 1072 | Requires Identification for Early Voting | Bill Passed - House (31 - 27) |
March 14, 2019 | UT | HB 119 | Increases Ballot Initiative Voter Referendum Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12) |
March 14, 2019 | DE | SB 22 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (24 - 17) |
March 14, 2019 | National | H Con Res 24 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress. | Bill Passed - House (420 - 0) |
March 13, 2019 | UT | HB 145 | Amends Initiative and Referendum Provisions and Nomination Petition Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 21) |
March 9, 2019 | WV | SB 622 | Increases Election and Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 42) |
March 8, 2019 | National | HR 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (234 - 193) |
March 7, 2019 | NH | HB 611 | Increases Access to Absentee Voting | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (198 - 163) |
March 7, 2019 | NH | HB 105 | Repeals State Photo Identification Voter ID Laws | Bill Passed - House (209 - 155) |
March 4, 2019 | WA | SB 5273 | Amends Presidential Primary Dates | Bill Passed - House (54 - 42) |
March 1, 2019 | HI | HB 210 | Establishes Ranked Choice Voting | Bill Passed - House (41 - 9) |
Feb. 28, 2019 | NH | HB 706 | Establishes an Independent Redistricting Commission | Bill Passed - House (218 - 123) |
Feb. 23, 2019 | VA | HJR 615 | Establishes an Independent Redistricting Commission | Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 15) |
Feb. 21, 2019 | CO | SB 19-042 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (34 - 29) |
Feb. 19, 2019 | VA | SB 1026 | Authorizes No-Excuse Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (89 - 10) |
Feb. 7, 2019 | MO | HB 445 | Prohibits Lobbyist Gifts to Government Officials | Bill Passed - House (103 - 47) |
Feb. 1, 2019 | NM | HB 55 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (41 - 27) |
Jan. 31, 2019 | MT | HB 245 | Increases Ballot Initiative Signature Collection Requirements | Bill Passed - House (60 - 39) |
Jan. 29, 2019 | SD | HB 1027 | Amends Election Day Voting Laws Related to Voting Centers and Precinct Workers | Bill Passed - House (50 - 20) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | S 1102 | Establishes Early Voting Period | Bill Passed - House (110 - 33) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | A 775 | Requires the Transference of Registration and Enrollment of Voters after Moving | Bill Passed - House (114 - 32) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | A 776 | Limits Campaign Contributions by Closing LLC Loophole | Bill Failed - House (133 - 13) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | A 774 | Authorizes Voter Pre-Registration | Bill Passed - House (107 - 39) |