Legislation - SB0237

Title: Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting
Sponsored by: Senator Kagan
Status: In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside at a certain meeting of certain presidential electors; altering the procedures for the meeting of presidential electors; and establishing procedures for the preparation, delivery, signing, and transmission of an amended certificate of ascertainment after the vote of the State's presidential electors under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Government, Labor, and Elections

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Cross-filed with: HB0182

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

Contingency - on a contingency described in Sec. ?? of the bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/15/2026 Legislative Date 1/15/2026 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 4/03/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/15/2026	1/15/2026	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting
Senate	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing canceled
Senate	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/10/2026	2/25/2026	Favorable Adopted	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/10/2026	2/25/2026	Second Reading Passed	36 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting
Senate	3/12/2026	2/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Referred Government, Labor, and Elections	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/24/2026	3/24/2026	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	4/03/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

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