Candidates; declaration of candidacy for primary.
Summary
Elections; candidates for office; conduct of primaries; declaration of candidacy. Provides that the declaration of candidacy include a statement that if the signer's name appears on the primary ballot and he is not nominated then his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office in the succeeding general election. This bill is identical to HB 90.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024
How they voted
30–10
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 22, 2024
D
Democratic21
52% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB109ER)
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 8-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (89-Y 11-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (89-Y 11-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
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