Relating to: an election official's personal information, battery against election officials, whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, county clerks, and election officials who witness and report election fraud or irregularities, and providing a penalty.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Oct 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 15, 2023
Last action Apr 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Apr 15, 2024
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
lower
Oct 19, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Campaigns and Elections
lower
Oct 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Oct 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Taylor, Quinn and Tomczyk;
cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Allen, Binsfeld, Gustafson, Kitchens, Myers, O'Connor, Nedweski, Murphy, Baldeh, Behnke, Michalski, Maxey, Schmidt, Steffen, Subeck and Wichgers
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
André Jacque
RRepublican
P
Cory Tomczyk
RRepublican
P
Lena Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Romaine Quinn
RRepublican
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