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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 454

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information concerning independent candidates for partisan office that appears on the ballot at elections.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, independent candidates for partisan office may include on their

nomination papers a statement of party or principle. This statement appears on the

ballot under the names of the candidates. Most statutory references to the statement

limit the length of the statement to five words or less. This bill standardizes all

references so that in all cases the statement or party or principle, if any, is limited

to five words or less.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Williams (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Smith (D) , Stone (R) , Vruwink (D)

3 cosponsors

Kedzie (R) , Lehman (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Dec 18, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 9, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Sep 25, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Smith, Stone, Hilgenberg, A. Williams, Jorgensen and Vruwink;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Lehman and Kedzie

  2. Sep 25, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform

  3. Nov 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Smith

  4. Nov 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Dec 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 10, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2010 by committee on Rules

  10. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  11. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 17, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 18, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs

  18. Mar 16, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  21. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1