AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTIONS-RELATED LEGISLATION.
HB 5999 establishes a Bipartisan Legislative Commission on Elections to review all election-related bills before they can be voted on by the full legislature. The bill requires that any legislation affecting elections must either receive approval from this commission or secure a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate. This directly affects future election law proposals by creating an additional review step or raising the voting threshold for passage. The purpose is to ensure election-related legislation gains broad bipartisan support before becoming law.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Jan 22, 2025
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
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