Crimes and election workers.
Summary
Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony under certain circumstances to: (1) threaten an election worker; or (2) to obstruct, interfere with, or injure an election worker.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House Feb 29, 2024
How they voted
44–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 5, 2024
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican39
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 268: yeas 35, nays 13
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Amended
Amendment #1 (Moed) motion withdrawn
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 108: yeas 45, nays 3
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Title amendment: adopted
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
upper
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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