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House Bill 4600

	Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION:	S To Judiciary 02/11/26
SUMMARY:	Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received not later than the close of the polls on election day.
LEAD SPONSOR:	Hillenbrand
SPONSORS:	Howell, G., Holstein, Kimble, Funkhouser, Howell, T., Cannon, D., Heckert
BILL TEXT: Bill Definitions	Engrossed Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Introduced Version - html \| pdf \| docx
CODE AFFECTED:	§3—3—5 (Amended Code)

FLOOR AMENDMENTS: Floor Amend. Definitions	hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _4.htm hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _4 rejected rejected.htm hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _3.htm hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _3 rejected.htm hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _2.htm hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _2 rejected.htm hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _1.htm hb4600 hfa hansen and hornbuckle 2-9 _1 rejected.htm
SUBJECT(S):	Elections

ACTIONS:

	Description	Date	Journal Page
S	To Judiciary	02/11/26	3
S	To Judiciary	02/11/26
S	Introduced in Senate	02/11/26	3
H	Communicated to Senate	02/10/26
H	Passed House (Roll No. 66)	02/10/26
H	Read 3rd time	02/10/26
H	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar	02/10/26
H	Amendment rejected (Voice vote)	02/09/26
H	Amendment rejected (Voice vote)	02/09/26
H	Amendment reported by the Clerk	02/09/26
H	Amendment rejected (Voice vote)	02/09/26
H	Amendment reported by the Clerk	02/09/26
H	Amendment rejected (Voice vote)	02/09/26
H	Amendment reported by the Clerk	02/09/26
H	Amendment rejected (Voice vote)	02/09/26
H	Amendment reported by the Clerk	02/09/26
H	Read 2nd time	02/09/26
H	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar	02/09/26
H	Read 1st time	02/06/26
H	On 1st reading, Special Calendar	02/06/26
H	By substitute, do pass	02/05/26
H	Markup Discussion	02/03/26
H	To House Judiciary	02/02/26
H	Markup Discussion	01/30/26
H	To House Legal Services	01/30/26
H	To House Judiciary	01/20/26
H	Introduced in House	01/20/26
H	To Judiciary	01/20/26
H	Filed for introduction	01/20/26

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