Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 2651
States explicitly that voter's political party affiliation may be changed only by voter.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
States explicitly that voter's political party affiliation may be changed only by voter. Requires Department of Transportation to ask whether person who may qualify wants to participate in automatic voter registration or automatic update of voter registration. Prohibits department from transmitting material for person who does not want to participate to Secretary of State. Requires department to inform each person who wants to be automatically registered to vote or to have voter information automatically updated about address confidentiality programs. Extends period person has to return notification from Secretary of State before person is automatically registered to vote from 21 days to 30 days. Requires department to adopt uniform policy regarding whether and how to permit voters to directly request political party affiliation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. .
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 11 to June 26, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 26 · stopped166 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days
RulesJan 19 to Jun 26 · stopped158 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jun 26
- Jan 11Introduced
- Jan 19Sent to Rules
- Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 19Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives