Relates to requiring electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who received the highest number of votes in the state
Summary
Requires electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who received the highest number of votes in the state.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 4, 2019
Last action Jul 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 22, 2020
How they voted
41–18
Passed
Total votes 59
Jul 22, 2020
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jul 22, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jul 21, 2020
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jul 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6886D
upper
Jul 9, 2020
Committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jul 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6886C
upper
Jul 1, 2020
Committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
May 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6886B
upper
May 1, 2020
Committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6886A
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
Dec 4, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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