Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Last action Mar 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2024
How they voted
37–7
Passed
Total votes 44
Feb 25, 2024
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican13
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Referred Ways and Means
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Feb 25, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-7)
senate
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cheryl Kagan
DDemocratic
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