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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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H.B. 558: Elections Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill requires the posting of certain information relating to a candidate for public office.

  • Requires an election officer to post the following information relating to a candidate for public office: the name and campaign contact information of the candidate; the office that the candidate is seeking; and the political party affiliation of the candidate, regardless of whether the candidate is a candidate for partisan or nonpartisan office
  • Exempts a judge who is a candidate in a retention election from the provisions of this bill

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Election Law · Electronic Databases · Publications and Broadcasting · Government Records · Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures · Government Operations (State Issues) · State Officers and Employees · Election Administration · Political Parties · Elected Official

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeGovernment Operations Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Substitute RecommendationGovernment Operations Committee
  4. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesGovernment Operations Committee
  5. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. H.B. 558 (Buff) found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.