Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2022
Last action May 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2023
How they voted
24–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Mar 28, 2023
D
Democratic13
46% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
3
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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