Election security; granting certain authority to State Election Board and county election boards relating to election security. Effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed Apr 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2019
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 44
Mar 11, 2019
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican36
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/25/2019
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 2
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Second Reading referred to Rules
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Second Reading referred to Rules Committee then to Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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