Relating to the time that polling places are open and the time given to employees for the purpose of voting

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2021
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2021
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   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the time given to employees for voting and the times during which polls are open. The bill changes the closing time for polling places in all elections to 8:00 p.m. Under current law, polling places close at 9:00 p.m. for state primary and general elections, other partisan elections, S.F. and other elections held concurrently therewith. The bill also changes the number of consecutive hours that an employee must be allowed to be away from work for the purposes of voting during the time that polls are open from three hours to two hours.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 9, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. R. Smith
• Sen. Waylon Brown R
• Sen. Pam Jochum D

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