Updating election laws relating to the use of census data for determining district boundaries and repealing obsolete statutes relating to the 1988 census, the presidential preference primary and certain election-related corporate contributions.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Last action May 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
34–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Feb 25, 2020
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Elections
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 3
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Senator Pyle raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Denning
RRepublican
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