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HB 909 Passed

Elections; certain conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting.

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Elections administration; certain activities or conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting in person; prohibited possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. Clarifies that the provisions of law prohibiting certain activities or conduct in and around a polling place shall also apply to locations where absentee voting in person is available. The bill also prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from (i) knowingly carrying any firearm and (ii) knowingly doing so within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place, the building used by the local electoral board to meet to ascertain election results, the building used to conduct a recount of an election, and other additional locations used for voting-related and elections-related activities.

Under current law, this prohibition applies within 40 feet of such entrances.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last action
Apr 11, 2026 — Governor's recommendation received by House
Session
2026
Momentum
90 · Very high