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SB 5208 - 2023-24

Updating the process for online voter registration by allowing voter applicants to provide the last four digits of social security number for authentication.
Sponsors: Trudeau, King, Hunt, Nobles, Randall, Keiser, Kuderer, Lovick, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Liias, Conway, Frame, Nguyen, Pedersen, Stanford, Valdez, Wellman, Wilson, C.
By request: Secretary of State
Companion bill: HB 1443

Bill history

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2023 Regular Session

In the Senate

Jan 6
Prefiled for introduction.
Jan 9
First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. (View original bill)
Jan 17
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
Jan 20
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM. (Committee materials)
SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (View 1st substitute) (Majority report)
Minority; without recommendation. (Minority report)
Jan 23
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 25
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 1
1st substitute bill substituted (SGE 23). (View 1st substitute)
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2. (View this roll call)

In the House

Feb 3
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
Mar 10
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM. (Committee materials)
Mar 15
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
Mar 21
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
Mar 22
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations. (Majority report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority report)
Minority; without recommendation. (Minority report)
Mar 24
Referred to Appropriations.
Mar 30
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
Mar 31
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations. (Majority report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority report)
Minority; without recommendation. (Minority report)
Apr 4
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Apr 10
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0. (View this roll call)

In the Senate

Apr 14
Senate concurred in House amendments.
Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 18; absent, 1; excused, 3. (View this roll call)
Apr 18
President signed.

In the House

Apr 20
Speaker signed.

Other than legislative action

Apr 20
Delivered to Governor. (View bill as passed legislature)
May 9
Governor signed.
Chapter 363, 2023 Laws. (View session law)
Effective date 7/15/2024.

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Fiscal note

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