Constitutional amendment; allowing legislator to be appointed as cabinet secretary. Ballot title.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Failed
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Last action Mar 15, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2018
How they voted
23–15
Failed · 6 other
Total votes 44
Mar 12, 2018
D
Democratic6
83% Nay
R
Republican38
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 12, 2018
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (23-15-6)
senate
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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