Why 3/5: The bill's significant changes to voting rights are contingent on a 2026 constitutional amendment and would not take effect until 2027.
This bill would automatically restore voting rights to individuals with felony convictions upon their release from incarceration, requiring state agencies to streamline their voter registration. It also clarifies mental competency standards for voting, with all changes contingent on a 2026 constitutional amendment and effective in 2027.
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Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Third reading
Read third time
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Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
Substitute adopted
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed a chamber
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Substitute adopted
Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 33-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Enrolled
Passed a chamber
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB964ER)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration.”) · Read the actual bill →
Passed a chamber
Signed by Speaker
Passed a chamber
Signed by President
Enrolled
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Sent to the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB964)
Line-item veto
Governor's recommendation received by House