AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL STATE OFFICES (Requires a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of secretary of state, attorney general or general treasurer if more than one year is left in the term of office.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Last action May 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 11, 2021
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 12, 2021
Committee
05/12/2021 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/11/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
May 6, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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