AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Allows local boards of canvassers to combine voting districts in special elections for approval/rejection of questions or when officials will be elected or in primary elections only with board of election approval.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 15, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 19, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/19/2019 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 10, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/10/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 15, 2019
Introduced
03/15/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Phillips
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
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