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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 63

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Relating to: the presidential preference primary date. (FE)

Presidential electors

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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, the presidential primary is held at the spring election on the

first Tuesday in April. Under the bill, the presidential primary is held at the spring

primary on the the 3rd Tuesday in February.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D)

3 cosponsors

Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 3, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Subeck and Wachs

  2. Mar 3, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government

  3. Mar 20, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1