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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1157 Municipal elections; shifting elections to November.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Shifting municipal elections to November. Shifts all municipal elections for city and town council and school board from May to November, beginning with elections held after January 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100131D pdf | impact statements
- 02/17/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1157ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100131D
- 01/07/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/18/21 Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 3-N)
- 01/19/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/21 Senate: Amendment by Senator Petersen withdrawn
- 01/20/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N)
- 01/21/21 Senate: Chair votes Yea
- 02/02/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
- 02/10/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/12/21 House: Read second time
- 02/15/21 House: Read third time
- 02/15/21 House: Passed House (50-Y 44-N 1-A)
- 02/15/21 House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 44-N 1-A)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1157ER)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 22, 2021
- 02/22/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/12/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 103 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/12/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103)