BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2023: Elections/language assist.

Improving meaningful access to elections by increasing language assistance.

Summary

Requires counties to provide language assistance during elections when more than 2.5 percent of voting-age citizens in certain language minority groups in the county do not speak or understand English adequately enough to participate in the electoral process and have not completed the fifth grade at a rate higher than the national average.
Requires the Secretary of State to determine which counties are subject to these language assistance provisions.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2023), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

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

AN ACT Relating to improving meaningful access to elections by increasing language assistance;

Passed February 13, 2024

Version voted on: HB 2023

84 Yea 13 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	0
Republican	26	13	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 7, 2024By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 15, 2024First reading, referred to State Government & Elections.
Feb 13, 2024Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Feb 13, 2024Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 12, 2024Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 5, 2024Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 3, 2024APP - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 3, 2024Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 3, 2024Minority; do not pass.
Feb 3, 2024APP - Majority; do pass.
Jan 22, 2024Referred to Appropriations.
Jan 19, 2024SGOV - Majority; do pass.
Jan 19, 2024SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
Jan 8, 2024First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
Dec 22, 2023Prefiled for introduction.

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

HB 2023 (2025–26) Investment income taxation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2023 (2021–22) Landlord-tenant enforcement · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2023 (2019–20) School boards/bond training · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2023 (2017–18) GMA actions effective date · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2023 (2015–16) School employee contracts · Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2016
HB 2023 (2013–14) Securities/crowdfunding · Enacted · Chapter 144, Laws of 2014
HB 2023 (2011–12) Workers' comp/disability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2023 (2009–10) Life imprisonment/juveniles · Did not pass · died in committee