revise the process of filling vacancies for candidates for elected office.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
Feb 18, 2021
D
Democratic3
66% Yea
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 S.J. 494
executive
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 550
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 465
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 2 H.J. 508
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to H.J. 400
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 296
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 3
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 3
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 135
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlie Hoffman
RRepublican
P
David Wheeler
RRepublican
P
Jim Bolin
RRepublican
P
Jim Stalzer
RRepublican
P
Lynn Schneider
RRepublican
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