BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5727

SB 5727: Polling/regist places access

Updating accessibility requirements for polling and registration places.

Summary

Local election officials must modify, relocate, retain, or designate alternate polling places to assure accessibility to elderly and handicapped persons. The requirement that county auditors make a report to the Secretary of State in even-numbered years regarding the location and accessibility of polling places, which expired in 1994, is extended indefinitely.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5727), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedFeb 2, 1995
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 10, 1995
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
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Prime sponsor: Kathleen Drew (D-5)
Introduced: February 2, 1995 in the Senate
Last action: January 8, 1996
Requested by: State agency
Companion bill: HB 1759
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5727, SSB 5727

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 10, 1995

Version voted on: SSB 5727

44 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	22	0	0	3
Republican	22	1	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (44)

Nay (1)

Hal Palmer R-18

Excused (4)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5727 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5727 (2025–26) Residential energy storage · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5727 (2023–24) Common int. comms./consumers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5727 (2021–22) Salmon habitat · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5727 (2019–20) College bound scholarship · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5727 (2017–18) Public school empl. benefits · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5727 (2015–16) Extreme risk protec. orders · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5727 (2013–14) Prev wages/distressed county · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5727 (2011–12) Vehicle registration fees · Did not pass · died in committee

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