H.B. 32: Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 23, 2026. This bill modifies requirements for petitions.

• Amends, standardizes, and makes technical revisions to the signature collector verification form included in petition packets
• Specifies how an individual may be paid for collecting petition signatures
• Beginning on July 1, 2027, requires a clerk who verifies signatures for a petition to send an email and text message notice to the signer of the petition notifying the signer of the status of the signer's signature
• Requires the lieutenant governor to develop and maintain an online training course to educate individuals who collect signatures for a petition
• Requires an individual who collects signatures for a petition to complete the training course described above before collecting any signatures for the petition
• Requires an election official to reject a signature packet if the individual who collects signatures for the petition did not complete the online training course described above

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Paul A. Cutler