SB 106 IN Became Law
Local powers concerning elections.
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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)
- James Buck Republican · author
- Jon Ford · author
- J.D. Ford Democratic · author
- Timothy Wesco Republican · sponsor
6 coauthors / cosponsors
- Greg Walker Republican · coauthor
- Liz Brown Republican · coauthor
- Aaron Freeman Republican · coauthor
- Robert Cherry · cosponsor
- Cherrish Pryor Democratic · cosponsor
- Pat Boy · cosponsor
Action history (25)
- Jan 9, 2023 Authored by Senator Bray · upper
- Jan 9, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Senator Bray removed as author · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Senator Buck added as author · upper
- Feb 9, 2023 Senator Ford Jon added as second author · upper
- Feb 13, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
- Feb 14, 2023 Senator Ford J.D. added as third author · upper
- Feb 14, 2023 Senator Walker G added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 16, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 20, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
- Feb 20, 2023 House sponsor: Representative Wesco · upper
- Feb 20, 2023 Senators Brown L and Freeman added as coauthors · upper
- Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the House · upper
- Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
- Mar 9, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Mar 13, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Mar 13, 2023 Representatives Cherry, Pryor, Boy added as cosponsors · lower
- Mar 14, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
- Mar 15, 2023 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
- Mar 20, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Mar 22, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Apr 4, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 5, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Apr 5, 2023 Public Law 4 · upper
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