Indiana Senate Bill 334 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 21 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-21 - Public Law 141
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Election matters. Allows (current law requires) the secretary of state and election division to assist a prosecuting attorney in prosecuting certain actions and allow the use of an attorney retained by the secretary of state or election division. Requires boards of elections and registration to attend election security meetings called by the election division. Requires the election division to instruct specified election officials on best practices in answering voters' questions on how to vote, including providing instructions on straight ticket voting. Requires the inclusion of language on a ballot or voting system to tell the voter that the voter is not required to vote a straight party ticket. Changes the time frame in which a voter list maintenance program must be conducted for certain special elections and in an election year other than a year in which a general election is conducted. Removes language that required NVRA officials to obtain voter registration information from certain states. Removes authorization for NVRA officials to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Kansas Secretary of State to compare voter registration data and voids the memorandum of understanding. Establishes the Indiana data enhancement association to be administered by the NVRA official for the administration of voter list maintenance programs and sets forth requirements. Requires a county voter registration office to determine whether an individual authorized the cancellation of any previous voter registration when the individual registered to vote in another state. Sets forth parameters for when a county voter registration office may rely on information provided by certain entities concerning voter registration from another state. Requires that a report by a county sheriff to the county voter registration office concerning individuals placed in a county correctional facility occur at least once a quarter. States that certain requirements for provisional ballots do not apply to provisional ballots cast: (1) under a court order extending the hours that the polls were open; (2) by a voter who is not on the poll list but indicates that the voter applied to register at a voter registration agency; (3) by a voter after the voter was challenged due to proof of identification; and (4) by a voter who was challenged solely due to failure to provide additional documentation. Requires a court to take evidence to determine whether a county election board filed written notice with the secretary of state and the election division concerning a petition to extend voting hours.

Election matters.

Sen. Greg Walker [R]	Sen. Ronald Grooms [R]	Sen. John Crane [R]	Rep. Timothy Wesco [R]
Rep. Christopher Judy [R]	Rep. Jim Lucas [R]

2020-03-11 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 63 N: 29 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House - Amendment #5 (Boy) failed (Y: 28 N: 63 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2020-02-27 - House - House - Amendment #4 (Boy) failed (Y: 29 N: 63 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2020-02-27 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Moseley) failed (Y: 28 N: 62 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [FAIL]
2020-02-27 - House - House - Amendment #6 (Moseley) failed (Y: 29 N: 62 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2020-02-20 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 40 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed (Y: 10 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-21	Senate	Public Law 141
2020-03-21	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2020-03-16	House	Signed by the Speaker
2020-03-12	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2020-03-11	Senate	Rules Suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 391: yeas 39, nays 10
2020-03-11	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2020-03-11	Senate	Dissent rescinded
2020-03-11	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as conferee
2020-03-11	Senate	Senator Breaux removed as conferee
2020-03-11	Senate	Senator Ford Jon removed as advisor
2020-03-10	House	Representative Pfaff added as conferee
2020-03-10	House	Representative Moseley removed as conferee
2020-03-10	House	Representative Pfaff removed as advisor
2020-03-09	House	House advisors appointed: Lucas, Torr, Boy and Pfaff
2020-03-09	House	House conferees appointed: Wesco and Moseley
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Grooms, Ford Jon and Ford J.D.
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Walker and Breaux
2020-03-05	Senate	Senator Ford Jon removed as third author
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2020-03-05	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2020-03-03	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2020-03-02	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 63, nays 29
2020-02-27	House	Amendment #5 (Boy) failed; Roll Call 229: yeas 28, nays 63
2020-02-27	House	Amendment #4 (Boy) failed; Roll Call 228: yeas 29, nays 63
2020-02-27	House	Amendment #1 (Moseley) failed; Roll Call 227: yeas 28, nays 62
2020-02-27	House	Amendment #6 (Moseley) failed; Roll Call 226: yeas 29, nays 62
2020-02-27	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-02-24	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-02-11	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2020-02-04	Senate	Referred to the House
2020-02-03	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Judy and Lucas
2020-02-03	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Wesco
2020-02-03	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 128: yeas 40, nays 7
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Crane added as coauthor
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as third author
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Grooms added as second author
2020-01-30	Senate	Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
2020-01-30	Senate	Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 97: yeas 10, nays 40
2020-01-30	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-27	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-01-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
2020-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator Walker

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/334/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/5/b/a/c5ba0758/SB0334.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/f/c/b3fc3f19/SB0334.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/6/a/5/a6a55481/SB0334.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/3/b/f/f3bf88bd/SB0334.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/f/5/5/9f555943/SB0334.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/7/b/6/f7b66d04/SB0334.04.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/0/4/9/9049c875/SB0334.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/5/6/2/5562f0b1/SB0334.97_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/7/0/b/270b4456/SB0334.128_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/3/a/4/23a44012/SB0334.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/7/1/1/771118bc/SB0334.226_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/d/6/add6dec4/SB0334.227_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/0/f/6/80f69f13/SB0334.228_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/b/2/b/0b2bcdcf/SB0334.229_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/4/a/4/54a41786/SB0334.261_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/a/0/6/6a063e0e/SB0334.391_S.pdf