AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- STATEWIDE REFERENDA ELECTIONS
Summary
Amends certain election statutes to require ballot questions be written in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by persons with an eighth-grade reading level.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Signed Jun 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 14, 2024
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 4, 2024
Signed into law
06/04/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
05/30/2024 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 23, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Mar 15, 2024
Committee
03/15/2024 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
03/14/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Legislature · Passed
03/07/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
P
Mark McKenney
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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