Candidate Qualification; Providing eligibility requirements for persons seeking to qualify for nomination as candidates of a political party or as candidates with no party affiliation; providing that certain entities may bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief based on a certain claim; prohibiting a person from qualifying as a candidate for election and prohibiting his or her name from appearing on the ballot under certain circumstances, etc.
Died in Messages
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Immediately certified
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Read 3rd time
Read 2nd time
In Messages
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/19/25, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Now in Rules
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Now in Judiciary
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
Introduced
CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 280 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 280 c1 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 195132 - Amendment to S 280 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (3/19/2025 1:51 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (3/18/2025 8:53 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (3/12/2025 12:13 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (3/11/2025 7:45 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) (3/3/2025 4:56 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) (2/27/2025 1:51 PM) |
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