SB188
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts. The bill provides that members of such governing body ... (More) in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104531D
- 01/08/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB188)
- 01/16/2024 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 03/01/2024 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 9-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: Read second time
- 03/06/2024 - House: Read third time
- 03/06/2024 - House: Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB188ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB188ER)
- 04/08/2024 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 21-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
