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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 240

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Relating to: electioneering at a retirement home or residential care facility.

Elections — Officials Elections — Registration Nursing homes and adult care

  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

Under current law, no person may engage in electioneering in or near a

retirement home or residential care facility while special voting deputies are present

at the home or facility. Under this bill, no candidate or candidate's agent may engage

in electioneering in or near a retirement home or residential care facility during any

day on which special voting deputies are scheduled to be present at the home or

facility.

Sponsors

Introduced by: E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Murphy (R) , Quinn (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Weatherston (R)

4 cosponsors

LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Vukmir (R)

Full history

  1. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Katsma, E. Brooks, Gannon, Knodl, Murphy, Quinn, Steffen, Tittl and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Nass and Vukmir

  2. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. May 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Senator Stroebel added as a cosponsor

  4. Aug 25, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1