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2023 SESSION
SB 944 Elections; filling vacancies in Gen. Assembly, certain vacancies to be filled between 30/45 days.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections; filling vacancies in the General Assembly; certain vacancies to be filled within 30 days. Requires the writ of election to fill a vacancy in the membership of the General Assembly (i) to be issued within 30 days of the vacancy or receipt of notification of the vacancy, whichever comes first, and (ii) if the vacancy occurs or will occur between December 10 and March 1, to order that the special election take place no more than 30 days from the date of such vacancy.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102711D pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB944ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0306) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102711D
- 01/06/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/24/23 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/13/23 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/14/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/23 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 House: Read second time
- 02/22/23 House: Read third time
- 02/22/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/22/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB944ER)
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 306 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0306)