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SB 397 Effective date 8/1/2026

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Provides for vacancies caused by retirement, resignation, or removal from elected office. (8/1/26)

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11 actions
  1. May 15, 2026 upper
    Effective date 8/1/2026.
  2. May 13, 2026 upper
    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  3. May 12, 2026 upper
    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. May 7, 2026 lower
    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  5. May 6, 2026 lower
    Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  6. May 6, 2026 lower
    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
  7. Apr 28, 2026 lower
    Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  8. Apr 23, 2026 lower
    Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  9. Mar 24, 2026 lower
    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
  10. Mar 16, 2026 upper
    Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Mar 9, 2026 upper
    Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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