LOCAL OFFICIAL VACANCY POSTING
Summary
Creates the Local Official Vacancy Posting Act. Provides that a unit of local government shall post every elected official vacancy on its website, if it has one, and the county clerk shall also post the vacancy on its website. Provides that the posting shall remain on each website until the vacancy is filled. Limits home rule powers. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that a unit of local government shall post every elected official vacancy on its website, if the website is maintained by the unit of local government's full-time staff (rather than if it has a website).
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
5
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Mar 25, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
lower
May 15, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 15, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections Committee
lower
May 7, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 7, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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