TO AMEND ELECTION LAW; TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF MEMBERS OF A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS; AND TO CLARIFY THE DUTIES OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES DESIGNATED AS ELECTION OFFICIALS.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 16, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2021 · House Apr 20, 2021
How they voted
27–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Apr 7, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that SB557 is now Act 950
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned To the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 51 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keith Brooks
RRepublican
P
Mark Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Pilkington
RRepublican
Co
Austin McCollum
RRepublican
Co
Brandt Smith
RRepublican
Co
Brian S. Evans
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Coleman
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Cozart
RRepublican
Co
Cameron Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Carlton Wing
RRepublican
Co
Carol Dalby
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Crawford
RRepublican
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