Establishes new procedure to fill congressional vacancies by election; eliminates special election option; requires congressional vacancy be filled on general election day; requires Governor to make appointment from same party to temporarily fill Senate v
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2016
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2016
Last action Jun 1, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 1, 2017
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
legislature
May 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (26-11)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate Amendment (25-0) (Turner)
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Mar 7, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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