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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 51

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Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials.

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  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, there is no public notice requirement when an incumbent

local elected official whose office is up for election either files a notification of

noncandidacy or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within a specified time frame.

Under this bill, if such an incumbent files a notification of noncandidacy or fails

to file a declaration of candidacy, that fact must be posted on the Internet or in three

different locations within the relevant jurisdiction if there is no Internet site. The

bill's public notice requirement applies to the officer or body with whom current law

requires a declaration of candidacy to be filed for a particular office.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Cabrera (D) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Steffen (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Felzkowski (R) , Marklein (R) , Stroebel (R) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 6, 2021 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. Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ramthun, Brooks, Cabrera, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Rozar, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Marklein

  2. Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  6. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules

  9. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  10. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1