HB2277
Elections administration; duties of local electoral board, certification of election, civil penalty.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Cia Price (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Elections administration; duties of local electoral board; certification of election; grounds for removal; civil penalty.
Provides that the certification of the results of an election is a clear ministerial duty of the local electoral boards and that a member of the local electoral board who neglects or refuses to perform such duty in accordance with law shall be subject to removal proceedings by the State ... (More) Board of Elections and assessed a penalty not exceeding $1,000. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to intervene and carry out the duties related to election certification in the event a local electoral board fails or refuses to do so. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101672D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2277)
- 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 (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106593D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2277)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-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 14-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2277ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2277)
- 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
