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HB5971 • 2026

Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5970'26

Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5970'26

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Sponsor
Veronica Paiz (District 10), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Reggie Miller (District 31), Mike McFall (District 14), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Natalie Price (District 6), Will Snyder (District 87), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Julie Brixie (District 73), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Kristian Grant (District 82), Kelly Breen (District 21), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Noah Arbit (District 20), Jasper Martus (District 69), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Stephanie Young (District 16), Brenda Carter (District 53), Regina Weiss (District 5), Helena Scott (District 8), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Carol Glanville (District 84), Mai Xiong (District 13), Joseph Tate (District 9), Jason Morgan (District 23), John Fitzgerald (District 83)
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5970'26

Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create.
  • Creates new act.
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5970'26

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026

  2. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Veronica Paiz

  3. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5970'26