S.B. 153: Election Amendments

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 18, 2026. This bill amends provisions relating to elections.

• Defines terms
• Modifies and recodifies provisions relating to: the information in a voter registration record that is available to a person based on the capacity in which the person requests the information; and the requirements to obtain additional privacy protection for a voter registration record
• Provides that a voter's voter registration record that, before April 6, 2026, was classified as private without requiring a reason for the classification will be reclassified as a public voter registration record, unless the voter takes certain action to obtain additional protection for the voter's voter registration record
• Requires an election officer to notify a voter whose voter registration is subject to reclassification as described in the preceding paragraph in order to give the voter an opportunity to apply for additional protection for the voter's voter registration record
• Modifies the voter registration form to reflect the changes made in this bill and to give a voter the option of authorizing disclosure of the voter's telephone number or email address to the political party with which the voter affiliates
• Requires the lieutenant governor to post information relating to the number of at-risk voters in the state and in individual state House of Representatives districts

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor John D. Johnson