AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - NOMINATION - DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY - PRIMARY VOTES (Moves the date of primaries to the eighth Tuesday preceding biennial state elections.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2019
How they voted
25–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Jun 26, 2019
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican2
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Committee
06/27/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EA
Elizabeth A. Crowley
DDemocratic
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