AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Allows local boards of canvassers to combine voting districts in special elections for approval/rejection of questions or when no officials will be elected or in primary elections only with board of election approval.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Jun 11, 2019
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/20/2019 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
06/12/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
May 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
DM
Donna M. Nesselbush
DDemocratic
P
EA
Elizabeth A. Crowley
DDemocratic
P
JC
James C. Sheehan
DDemocratic
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