ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to remove entities registered with the federal election commission from the definition of a “political committee.”
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 26, 2024
Signed Apr 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House Apr 2, 2024
How they voted
30–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Feb 6, 2024
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 04/04/24 Session Law Chapter 278 Effective: 04/04/2024
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 61-8-1AYES – Achilles, Allgood, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Harada), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss(Mickelsen), Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Pet
lower
Mar 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-4-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – Carlson, Foreman, Hart, HerndonAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - GuthrieTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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