ELEC CD-EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, if a unit of local government receives a request to make the unit's public buildings within the election authority's jurisdiction available as permanent or temporary early voting polling place, the unit may demonstrate to the election authority that the use would interfere with scheduled programming, and, if so, the election authority and the unit shall work cooperatively to find an alternative location to serve as the permanent or temporary early voting polling place. Effective immediately.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 18, 2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
2. Jan 31, 2024HouseFirst Reading
3. Jan 31, 2024CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
4. Feb 14, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
5. Feb 16, 2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
6. Feb 16, 2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
7. Mar 4, 2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
8. Apr 5, 2024CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
9. Jan 7, 2025HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

• Katie StuartD Primary sponsor · District 112