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2024 SESSION
SB 188 Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Introduced by: Aaron R. Rouse | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104531D pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB188ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104531D
- 01/08/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/16/24 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/24 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 03/01/24 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 9-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Read second time
- 03/06/24 House: Read third time
- 03/06/24 House: Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
- 03/06/24 House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB188ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/24 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 21-N)
- 04/17/24 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024