02/20/2025 03:15 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

             HB 21-VOTER PREREGISTRATION FOR MINORS                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
3:57:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK  announced that the  final order of  business would                                                               
be HOUSE BILL  NO. 21, "An Act relating  to voter preregistration                                                               
for  minors   at  least  16   years  of  age;  and   relating  to                                                               
confidentiality   of  voter   registration  and   preregistration                                                               
records  of minors  at  least  16 years  of  age."   [Before  the                                                               
committee,  adopted  on  2/13/25,   was  the  proposed  committee                                                               
substitute (CS) for HB 21,  Version 34-LS0241\N, Dunmire, 2/11/25                                                               
("Version N").]                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:58:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MOORE asked for clarification  on the current bill                                                               
of discussion.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:58:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease from 3:58 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:59:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK clarified the current bill, HB 21, [Version N].                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:59:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STORY, in  response to  a previous  question from                                                               
Representative  Vance regarding  how  many  states had  automatic                                                               
voter registration  for pre-registered  minors, reported  that 17                                                               
out of  22 states  with youth  preregistration had  this feature.                                                               
She remarked  that she  sent this  list to  her office  and would                                                               
later include it in other committee members' packets.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:00:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HIMSCHOOT moved  to  report CSHB  21 Version  34-                                                               
LS0241\N,  Dunmire, 2/11/25,  out  of  committee with  individual                                                               
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:00:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:01:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote was  taken.   Representatives Story,  Holland,                                                               
Himschoot, and  Carrick voted  in favor of  the motion  to report                                                               
CSHB 21, Version 34-LS0241\N, Dunmire,  2/11/25, out of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.    Representatives  McCabe  and Moore  voted  against  it.                                                               
Therefore,  CSHB 21(STA)  was  reported out  of  the House  State                                                               
Affairs Standing Committee by a vote of 4-2.