County Constitutional Officers
Summary
County Constitutional Officers; Prohibits county from creating office, special district, or governmental unit, or expanding powers or authority of such office, district, or unit, under certain conditions; provides county commissioner is guilty of misfeasance or malfeasance in office under certain conditions; authorizes state to withhold county funding under certain conditions; authorizes county constitutional officers & residents to bring action in circuit court.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 2, 2023
Signed Jun 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 4, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Jun 28, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 3
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
RRepublican
Co
FB
Fabián Basabe
RRepublican
Co
Rick Roth
RRepublican
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