Relating to elections.
Summary
Digest: Tells the SOS to translate the voters' pamphlet into the 10 most common languages used in each county. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Increases, from 5 to 10, the number of the most commonly spoken languages in each county, other than English, that the Secretary of State must include on a publicly available list and into which the secretary must translate voters' pamphlets. Increases the number of translator members on the Translation Advisory Council. Increases, from 100 or more individuals to 300 or more individuals, the number of people in a county who must speak one of 10 listed languages in order to require a county voters' pamphlet to be translated into that language.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Pham K. Passed.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
4 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Manning
DDemocratic
P
Kayse Jama
DDemocratic
P
Khanh Pham
DDemocratic
P
Lew Frederick
DDemocratic
Co
Annessa Hartman
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Hansell
RRepublican
Co
Chris Gorsek
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Patterson
DDemocratic
Co
Farrah Chaichi
DDemocratic
Co
Floyd Prozanski
DDemocratic
Co
Hoa Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
Jules Walters
DDemocratic
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