HB1794
Elections; primary dates, presidential year primaries.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Dan Helmer (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Elections; primary dates; presidential year primaries.
Provides that all primaries for offices to be filled at the November election in presidential election years shall be held on the date of the presidential primary. With respect to candidates for election in November of a presidential election year, the bill also lifts the requirement that petition signatures must ... (More) be collected after January 1 of the presidential election year. The bill adjusts campaign finance filing deadlines for candidates in presidential year elections to account for the March primary date. This bill is identical to SB 1119. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101115D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/26/2025 - House: Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
- 01/26/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1794)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25101115D-E
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/06/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1794)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1794ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1794)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
