AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Amends the election laws to change certain deadlines for declarations of candidacy, party disaffiliation and submission of nomination papers for special federal elections.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Signed May 18, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 18, 2023
Signed into law
05/18/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/16/2023 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
04/20/2023 House read and passed
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/18/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
04/05/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
03/22/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
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