AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Allows a classified employee, whose position is not fully funded through federal loans and/or grants to seek the nomination of or to be a candidate for elective state office.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2018
Last action Mar 14, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 14, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/14/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 12, 2018
Introduced
01/12/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Edith Ajello
DDemocratic
P
Grace Diaz
DDemocratic
P
Mary Messier
DDemocratic
P
Scott Slater
DDemocratic
P
SM
Shelby Maldonado
DDemocratic
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