BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1554: Absentee ballots

Revising absentee and mail ballot procedures.

Summary

$ Alters when an absentee ballot or mail ballot must be received to be tabulated A ballot mailed in the US must be either received on or before the close of the polls on the day of the election or primary for which it was issued or must have a date of mailing by no later than the Friday immediately before the election for which it is issued and be received no later than noon of the day the election results are certified.
$ Requires that an absentee ballot or mail ballot may only be counted if the outer return envelope is signed by the voter no later than 8 PM on the day of the election or primary for which it was issued.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1554), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to election procedures;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

HB 1554 (2025–26) College bound scholarship · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1554 (2023–24) Lead impacts · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1554 (2021–22) Postelection audits · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1554 (2019–20) Dental hygienists · Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2019
HB 1554 (2017–18) Parenting plans · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1554 (2015–16) Children/guardians, family · Enacted · Chapter 47, Laws of 2015
HB 1554 (2013–14) Fire departments · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1554 (2011–12) Motion pictures · Did not pass · died in committee