Bills

SB 300: RELATING TO STATE LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes unspecified deadlines for the governor to appoint, and for political parties to nominate, individuals to fill certain state senatorial vacancies.  Provides that if the Governor fails to appoint an individual to fill a state legislative vacancy by an applicable statutory deadline, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make the appointment within an unspecified number of calendar days after the deadline.

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations48SEC
Jan 28, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations

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