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SB 106 IN
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Local powers concerning elections.

IN · session 2023 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2023

Latest action (Apr 5, 2023) Public Law 4

Summary

Provides that a unit does not have the power to adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections, or otherwise conduct an election, except as expressly granted by statute. Specifies that an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections that was adopted before January 1, 2023, is void unless a statute expressly granted the unit the power to adopt the ordinance, resolution, or order.

Sponsors (4)

6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (25)

  1. Jan 9, 2023 Authored by Senator Bray · upper
  2. Jan 9, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure · upper
  3. Feb 9, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections · upper
  4. Feb 9, 2023 Senator Bray removed as author · upper
  5. Feb 9, 2023 Senator Buck added as author · upper
  6. Feb 9, 2023 Senator Ford Jon added as second author · upper
  7. Feb 13, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  8. Feb 14, 2023 Senator Ford J.D. added as third author · upper
  9. Feb 14, 2023 Senator Walker G added as coauthor · upper
  10. Feb 16, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  11. Feb 20, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
  12. Feb 20, 2023 House sponsor: Representative Wesco · upper
  13. Feb 20, 2023 Senators Brown L and Freeman added as coauthors · upper
  14. Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the House · upper
  15. Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
  16. Mar 9, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  17. Mar 13, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  18. Mar 13, 2023 Representatives Cherry, Pryor, Boy added as cosponsors · lower
  19. Mar 14, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
  20. Mar 15, 2023 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  21. Mar 20, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  22. Mar 22, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  23. Apr 4, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  24. Apr 5, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
  25. Apr 5, 2023 Public Law 4 · upper
Subjects
ELECTIONS, Conduct of ElectionsLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Text versions (5)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Mar 15, 2023 · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 4, 2023 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · Feb 9, 2023 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · Feb 13, 2023 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (H) · Mar 9, 2023 · PDF

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