Bill:  HB 493 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 3245 JDK-F
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
Author:Shaheen | Capriglione | Metcalf
Sponsor:Hughes
Cosponsor:Bettencourt | Hagenbuch
Subjects:Elections--Election Officers (I0305)
Elections--General (I0310)
House Committee:Elections
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
House Conferees:Appointed (05/28/2025) Shaheen (Chair) | Capriglione | Metcalf | Plesa | Raymond
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Hughes (Chair) | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Johnson | Parker
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025    
 Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     7610
 Sent to the Governor      06/02/2025     7610
 Signed in the Senate      06/02/2025     3858
 Signed in the House      06/02/2025     7607
 Reported enrolled      06/02/2025   07:42 AM  7610
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2025     7578
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2025     3822
 Record vote      06/01/2025     3820
 Senate adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     3820
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      06/01/2025     7485
 Record vote   RV#4145   06/01/2025     7485
 House adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     7484
 Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/31/2025   03:37 PM 
 Conference committee report filed      05/31/2025     3761
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     7129
 Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/29/2025     7129
 Senate appoints conferees      05/29/2025     3216
 Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/29/2025     3216
 House appoints conferees-reported      05/28/2025     3130
 House requests conference committee-reported      05/28/2025     3130
 House refuses to concur-reported      05/28/2025     3130
 House appoints conferees      05/28/2025     6728
 House requests conference committee      05/28/2025     6728
 House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/28/2025     6728
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/27/2025   10:16 AM 
 Senate Amendments distributed      05/27/2025   10:14 AM 
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/26/2025     6100
 Record vote      05/26/2025     2776
 Passed      05/26/2025     2776
 Read 3rd time      05/26/2025     2776
 Record vote      05/26/2025     2776
 Three day rule suspended      05/26/2025     2776
 Record vote      05/26/2025     2776
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/26/2025     2776
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2025     2776
 Amended      05/26/2025     2776
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Miles   05/26/2025     2775
 Read 2nd time      05/26/2025     2775
 Record vote      05/26/2025     2775
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/26/2025     2775
 Placed on intent calendar      05/26/2025    
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/26/2025     2806
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/23/2025   10:58 PM 
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/23/2025     2497
 Vote taken in committee      05/22/2025    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/22/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      05/22/2025    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/22/2025    
 Referred to State Affairs      05/15/2025     2169
 Read first time      05/15/2025     2169
 Received from the House      05/14/2025     2075
 Reported engrossed      05/13/2025   04:20 PM  4565
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/13/2025     4182
 Record vote   RV#2292   05/13/2025     4181
 Passed      05/13/2025     4181
 Read 3rd time      05/13/2025     4181
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/12/2025     4097
 Record vote   RV#2226   05/12/2025     4097
 Passed to engrossment      05/12/2025     4097
 Point of order withdrawn   RUle 11, Section 2   05/12/2025     4097
 Read 2nd time      05/12/2025     4097
 Placed on General State Calendar      05/10/2025    
 Considered in Calendars      05/08/2025    
 Considered in Calendars      04/17/2025    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/31/2025    
 Committee report distributed      03/31/2025   02:52 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/31/2025     881
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/27/2025    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/27/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      03/27/2025    
 Left pending in committee      03/20/2025    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/20/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      03/20/2025    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/20/2025    
 Referred to Elections      02/28/2025   11:02 AM  357
 Read first time      02/28/2025     357
 Filed      11/12/2024