HB 285 — Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, operation of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 am'd.
Last action — Forwarded to Governor at 10:13 p.m. on May 17, 2021.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2021. Enacted.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, operation of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 am'd.
Bill Text
Action History
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Assigned Act No. 2021-535.
Sponsors
- Allen (W) · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 28 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Allen (W)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
24 Yea
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6 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 18% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Nay |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
25 Yea
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6 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 18% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Nay |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
73 Yea
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25 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 73 | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 24% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Grimsley | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Ball | — | Not Voting |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Nay |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Nay |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Nay |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Nay |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Nay |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| M. Moore | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Nay |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Nay |
| Sam Jones | D | Nay |
| TaShina Morris | D | Nay |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Parker Moore | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
Passed
74 Yea
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24 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| R | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 74 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 23% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Grimsley | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Ball | — | Not Voting |
| Greer | — | Not Voting |
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Nay |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Nay |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Nay |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Nay |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Nay |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| M. Moore | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Nay |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Nay |
| Sam Jones | D | Nay |
| TaShina Morris | D | Nay |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Parker Moore | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
Passed
74 Yea
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25 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 74 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 24% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Grimsley | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Ball | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Nay |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Nay |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Nay |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Nay |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Nay |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| M. Moore | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Nay |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Nay |
| Sam Jones | D | Nay |
| TaShina Morris | D | Nay |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Parker Moore | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 285 do?
- Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, operation of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 am'd.
- Who sponsors HB 285?
- HB 285 is sponsored by Allen (W).
- What is the current status of HB 285?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2021. Enacted.
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