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2023 SESSION

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HB 2257 Election of council for cities and towns; exemption from district-based and ward-based restrictions.

Introduced by: A.C. Cordoza | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Elections; local offices; election of council for cities and towns; exemption from district-based and ward-based restrictions for small localities. Exempts any city or town with a population of 25,000 or fewer persons that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the city or town council from the requirement that the member elected from each district or ward be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103235D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/23  House: Printed as engrossed 23103235D-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/11/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103235D
• 01/11/23  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/30/23  House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/01/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/23  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/05/23  House: Read first time
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time
• 02/06/23  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2257E
• 02/06/23  House: Printed as engrossed 23103235D-E
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/14/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)