Relating to establishing a pilot program for recording ballot counting activity.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed Jun 18, 2023
Floor votes · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 18, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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