Senate Substitute for HB 2056- Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official; requiring that any person nominated for an elected office accept such nomination by signing a notarized statement of acceptance and restricting the number of nominations a person may accept to one nomination per election cycle.
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Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
To Governor
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History
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Apr 10Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025To Governor
Apr 10Will become law without Governor's signatureMajor
Mar 27Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 88, Nay 37
Vote recorded Conference Committee Report was adopted. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 26Conference committee report now available
Vote recorded Adopt CCR. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 26Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees
Mar 26Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as second conferees
Mar 26Conference committee report now available
Mar 26Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 34, Nay 6
Mar 24Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins
Mar 24Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
Mar 20Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passedMajor
Vote recorded Emergency Final Action Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 20Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passedMajor
Mar 20Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 34, Nay 6Major
Mar 17Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State AffairsMinor
Feb 28Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State AffairsMinor
Feb 27Committee of the Whole - Be passedPassed Senate
Vote recorded Emergency Final Action - Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 27Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
Feb 27Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6Passed House
Feb 27Received and IntroducedMinor
Feb 25Withdrawn from House Committee on Elections and re-referred to Committee of the WholeMinor
Feb 20Withdrawn from House Committee on Elections; Referred to House Committee on ElectionsMinor
Feb 18Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Calendar and PrintingMinor
Feb 14Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on ElectionsMinor
Jan 22IntroducedMinor
Jan 22Referred to House Committee on ElectionsIntroduced