SB940
Elections; candidates for office, challenges to candidate qualifications.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Elections; candidates
for office; challenges to candidate qualifications. Requires any legal action relating to a person's eligibility to appear on the ballot on the basis that such person did not meet all qualifications or fulfill all requirements for candidacy to be filed in a circuit court and served on all parties at ... (More) least (i) 90 days before the date of a general election,(ii) 65 days before the date of a primary election, (iii) 70 days before the date of a special election held on thesame date as the general election, or (iv) for any special election held at a time other than a general election(a) at least 55 days before the date of the special election or (b) within 10 days of any writ of election ororder calling a special election to be held less than 60 days after the issuance of the writ or order. The bill specifies that any such legal action will be given precedence on the docket and be decided by the court no later than the date on which ballots for that election are made available forabsentee voting. The bill also specifies that candidates who are nominated at a primary election cannot be later challenged on the basis of facts that were present prior to the primary election and could have been raised in a challenge to such candidate's eligibility for the primary ballot. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104113D
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105877D-S1
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB940S1
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB940)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/09/2025 - House: Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
- 02/09/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/14/2025 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/2025 - House: Passed House with amendment (94-Y 2-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB940ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB940)
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB940S2)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N) Close Floor Vote
