SB 3059 Rhode Island Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- FEDERAL ELECTIVE OFFICERS

This bill changes the date when presidential electors meet to cast their votes in Rhode Island from the first Monday to the first Tuesday in December. The law directs these electors to gather in the state house in Providence at noon on this new date to fill any vacancies and perform their duties. By aligning the meeting day with the national election day, the bill updates the state's election code to reflect the current federal schedule.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced May 7, 2024 Signed Jun 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2024

How they voted

630
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 74
Jun 13, 2024
D Democratic64
54 Yea 10
84% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 25, 2024
Signed into law
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/13/2024 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/13/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 11, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 9, 2024
Committee
05/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 7, 2024
Introduced
05/07/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dawn Euer
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
RI
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