House adopts Voter Rights Act conference report amid tense procedural exchanges
The House adopted the conference committee report on the Voter Rights Act (SB255), clarifying limits on judicial remedies; adoption was followed by a heated and extended procedural dispute with appeals, calls for roll calls and members criticizing handling of the floor process.
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The House moved and adopted the conference committee report on SB255, the Voter Rights Act of 2026. The conference report clarified that a court may not order an adoption of a voting method inconsistent with methods in use across counties without the relevant jurisdiction’s consent, a point the conference chair emphasized for the legislative record.
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