HB 1116 IN

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Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker. Provides that if a municipal legislative body failed to redistrict its legislative body districts before January 1, 2023, the municipal legislative body is required to do so before May 15, 2023. Provides that if a redistricting authority fails to redistrict as required by law, an individual who is a voter of the political subdivision whose redistricting authority failed to redistrict as required may petition the secretary of state to establish election districts for the political subdivision. Requires certain counties to pay a specified annual per diem to the circuit court clerk of the county. Provides that a person who is convicted of a vote fraud felony committed after June 30, 2023, is deprived of the right of suffrage by the general assembly for a period of 10 years following the date of conviction. Authorizes the repurposing of an electronic poll book unit as a device to display sample ballots if the electronic poll book software is deleted from the unit. Permits the use of an electronic device at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. Declares confidential particular information that directly or indirectly indicates the selections made by a voter while voting in an election. Increases from $5 to $8 the document storage fee collected by certain court clerks.

• Timothy Wesco Republican · author
• Greg Walker Republican · sponsor
• Jon Ford · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2023 Authored by Representative Wesco · lower
2. Jan 10, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
3. Jan 26, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Jan 26, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
5. Feb 9, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
6. Feb 16, 2023 Amendment #8 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 141: yeas 26, nays 64 · lower
7. Feb 16, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
8. Feb 20, 2023 Senate sponsors: Senators Walker G and Ford Jon · lower
9. Feb 20, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 164: yeas 73, nays 24 · lower
10. Feb 20, 2023 Representative Pierce K added as coauthor · lower
11. Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
12. Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
13. Mar 20, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• House Bill (S) · Mar 20, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 9, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Jan 26, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 9, 2023 · PDF