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Automatic Voter Registration Bills, 2015–2019

Below is a list of AVR bills that have been introduced in state legislatures around the country from 2015 to 2019.

July 10, 2019
July 10, 2019

2019 Automatic Voter Registration Bills Introduced

State

Bill #

Alabama

AL HB 501

Arizona

AZ HB 2215

Arkansas

AR HB 1004

California

CA SB 511

Colorado

CO SB 235, CO HB 19–235 (Signed by governor on May 29, 2019)

Connecticut

CT SB 24

Florida

FL SB 1760

Georgia

GA HB 18, GA HB 176

Hawaii

HI SB 134, HI SB 116, HI HB 166, HI SB 412 (Passed Senate on March 5, 2019), HI 1379, HI HB 1544, HI HB 1203, HI HB 1217

Idaho

ID HB 49

Indiana

IN SB 349

Iowa

IA SF 56, IA HF 72, IA HF 84

Kansas

KS SB 159

Kentucky

KY HB 364

Louisiana

LA HB 251, LA SB 58

Maine

ME HP 1070, ME SR 571, ME HB 1463 (Signed by governor on June 19, 2019)

Maryland

MD HB 747

Michigan

MI SB 150

Minnesota

MN SF 124, MN HF 45, MN HF 625, MN HF 45, MN HF 951, MN SF 612, MN SF 1189, MN HF 1328

Mississippi

MS HB 639, MS HB 1234, MS HB 1007, MS HB 423

Missouri

MO HJR 5, MO HB 731, MO HB 624, MO HB 929

Montana

MT HB 536

Nebraska

NE LB 687

Nevada

NV AB 345, NV AB 510 (Approved by governor on June 12, 2019), NV AB 514

New Hampshire

NH SB 7 (Passed Senate on March 28, 2019)

New Jersey

NJ SB 648, NJ AB 1178

New Mexico

NM HB 84 (Passed House on February 19, 2019).

New York

NY SB 139, NY SB 1278, NY AB 2209, NY AB 3288, NY AB 3005, NY AB 4884, NY AB 6270, NY AB 6222, NY SB 5215, NY AB 7348, NY SB 6457 (Passed Senate on June 19, 2019), NY AB 8280

North Carolina

NC HB 589, NC SB 641, NC HB 574, NC SB 495

Oklahoma

OK HB 2087, OK HB 2535

Oregon

OR HB 3441

Pennsylvania

PA HB 306, PA HB 1556, PA HB 1560

South Carolina

SC HB 3041, SC SB 566

Tennessee

TN HB 1002, TN SB 837, TN SB 777, TN HB 334, TN SB 822, TN HB 553, TN SB 998, TN HB 1210

Texas

TX HB 79, TX HB 140, TX SB 103, TX HB 508, TX HB 508, TX SB 1053, TX HB 2728, TX SB 2280, TX SB 103

Vermont

VT SB 107 (Signed by governor on June 17, 2019)

Virginia

VA SB 1063, VA SB 1063, VA HB 2390

West Virginia

WV SB 491

Wisconsin

WI SB 159, WI SB 293, WI AB 309

 


 

2018 Automatic Voter Registration Bills Introduced

Location

Bill Number

 Arizona

 AZ HB 2052

 Florida

 FL SB 64; FL SB 704

 Hawaii

 HI SB 2210

 Idaho

 ID HB 395

 Illinois

 IL HB 4517; IL HB 5718 (AVR already signed into law in 2017)

 Iowa

 IA SF 2031

 Louisiana

 LA HB 628; LA HB 649; LA SB 150

 Maryland

 MD HB 152; MD SB 1048 (Became law without governor’s signature on April 5, 2018)

 Massachusetts 

 MA HB 4320 (Signed by the governor on August 9, 2018)

 Michigan

 Voting Policies in the State Constitution Initiative (Passed by ballot initiative on November 6, 2018)

 Minnesota

 MN HF 3791; MN SF 3374

 Mississippi

 MS HB 817; MS HB 925

 Missouri

 MO HB 1584; MO HB 1934; MO HB 2049

 Nevada

 Automatic Voter Registration via DMV Initiative (Passed by ballot initiative on November 8, 2016)

 New Jersey

 NJ AB 1178; NJ SB 648; NJ SB 651; NJ SB 481; NJ AB 2014 (Signed by the governor on April 17, 2018)

 New York

 NY S 7764

 North Carolina

 NC SB 704

 Oklahoma

 OK HB 2912; OK HB 3029; OK HB 3396

 Tennessee

 TN SB 1767; TN HB 1777; TN HB 2306; TN SB 2187

 Utah

 UT HB 67; UT SB 112 (Passed by the Senate on February 28, 2018)

 Virginia

 VA HB 403; VA HB 834; VA HB 1112

 Washington

 WA HB 2433; WA SB 6353; WA HB 2595 (Signed by the governor on March 19, 2018)


 

 

 

2017 Automatic Voter Registration Bills Introduced

Location

Bill Number

United States* US H.R. 2876; US S. 1353
Alabama  AL HB 79; AL SB 161
Arizona AZ HB 2348; AZ SB 1219
Arkansas AR HB 1004
Connecticut CT HB 5956; CT HB 6579; CT HB 6867
Delaware* DE HB 79
Florida  FL S 72
Georgia*  GA HB 20; GA SB 36; GA HB 180 (AVR already approved administratively)
Hawaii HI HB 245; HI HB 439; HI HB 1188; HI HB 1652; HI SB 206; HI SB 246; HI SB 302; HI SB 811
Illinois*  IL HB 626; IL HB 3182; IL HB 3695; IL SB 1933 (Signed by the governor on August 28, 2017)
Indiana IN HB 1178; IN SB 257
Iowa* IA HF 194; IA HF 247; IA SF 65; IA SF 381
Maine ME LD 1232
Maryland MD HB 741; MD SB 938
Massachusetts* MA H 2091; MA S 373
Michigan* MI HJR O
Minnesota* MN HF 245; MN HF 703; MN SF 323; MN SF 796
Mississippi MS HB 498; MS SB 2863
Missouri MO HB 184; MO HB 496; MO HB 531; MO HB 638; MO HB 1181
Nebraska* NE LB 290
Nevada NV AB 104; NV SB 144; NV SB 327; Initiative Petition 1 (Passed by the legislature, vetoed by the governor; will appear on 2018 ballot)
New Mexico NM HB 28*; NM HJR 4
New York* NY A 1022; NY A 2278; NY A 5312; NY A 5627; NY A 5992; NY A 6283; NY S 1369; NY S 2399; NY S 3304; NY S 3436; NY S 5114
North Carolina* NC SB 646
Ohio* OH HB 14
Oklahoma OK HB 1700; OK HB 1817; OK HB 1879
Pennsylvania* PA HB 193
Rhode Island RI H 5514; RI S 770; RI H 5702 (Signed by the governor on July 19, 2017)
South Carolina* SC H 3157; SC S 135
Tennessee TN HB 787; TN SB 592
Texas TX HB 70; TX HB 3327; TX SB 147; TX SB 186; TX SB 231
Utah UT HB 159 (Passed by the House on February 23, 2017)
Virginia VA HB 2088; VA HB 2182; VA SB 1051
Washington* WA SB 5469; WA SB 5857
Wisconsin* WI AB 609

 

*AVR bills introduced in 2017 carried over to the 2018 legislative session


2016 Automatic Voter Registration Bills Introduced

Location

Bill Number

United States US H.R. 5779; US S. 3252
Alaska Alaska Voter Registration Amendment (Passed by ballot initiative on November 8, 2016)
Alabama AL HB 71; AL HB 72; AL HB 149; AL HB 259
Arizona AZ SB 1007; AZ SB 1260; AZ SB 1342; AZ SB 1392; AZ HB 2097
Connecticut CT HB 5514
Florida FL S 1016; FL H 1067
Hawaii HI SB 2165; HI SB 2214; HI SB 2259; HI HB 1593; HI HB 1633
Illinois IL HB 6211; IL SB 250 (Passed by the legislature, vetoed by the governor)
Indiana IN SB 135; IN HB 1151
Iowa IA SF 2099; IA HF 2162; IA SF 2256
Louisiana LA HB 599
Maryland MD SB 19; MD SB 11; MD SB 350; MD HB 1007
Michigan MI SB 735
Missouri MO HB 1677; MO HB 1719; MO HB 1844; MO HB 2081; MO HB 2192; MO HB 2280; MO HB 2788
New Jersey NJ A 1944 (Passed by the legislature, vetoed by the governor); NJ A 2002; NJ A 3726; NJ S 1228; NJ S 1998
New Mexico NM SB 2
New York  NY A 5972; NY A 10371; NY S 2538
North Carolina NC H 1107; NC S 854
Pennsylvania PA HB 1874
South Carolina SC H 4471
Tennessee  TN SB 1631; TN HB 1724
Virginia VA SB 222; VA HB 67; VA HB 416; VA HB 1002
Washington WA SB 6379; WA HB 2682 (Passed by the House on February 15, 2016)
West Virginia WV SB 142; WV HB 4013 (Signed by the governor on April 1, 2016)

 



2015 Automatic Voter Registration Bills Introduced

Location

Bill Number

United States HR 2694; US SB 1970
Alabama AL HB 529
Arizona AZ HB 2434
Arkansas AR HB 1616
California CA AB 1461 (Signed by the governor on October 10, 2015)
Georgia GA SB 31; GA HB 665
Hawaii HI SB 150; HI HB 401; HI HB 489
Illinois IL HB 4208; IL SB 2134
Louisiana LA SB 44; LA SB 258; LA HB 651; LA HR 132 (Passed by the House on June 10, 2015)
Massachusetts MA H 3937
Michigan MI HB 4927; MI HB 4928; MI HB 4929
Minnesota MN HF 1449; MN SF 1346
New Jersey NJ A 4613 (Passed by the legislature, vetoed by the governor); NJ A 3432; NJ A 4446; NJ A 4500; NJ A 4574; NJ S 50; NJ S 2871; NJ S 2904; NJ S 2905 NJ S 3040
New York NY S 5367; NY S 6075; NY A 6610
Ohio OH SB 158; OH HB 181; OH HB 179
Oregon OR HB 2177 (Signed by the governor on March 16, 2015); OR HB 2059
Pennsylvania PA HB 1306; PA SB 806
South Carolina SC S 596; SC H 3978
Texas TX HB 3267; TX SB 1449
Vermont VT H 458 (Signed by the governor on April 28, 2016)
Washington, D.C. DC LB 194 (Became law on February 18, 2017)
Wisconsin WI SB 281; WI AB 379