Bill Summary

SB 280 Candidate Qualification (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Arrington Co Sponsors: Collins, Hooper, Davis CS Sponsors: Ethics and Elections
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Ethics and Elections
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
01/15/25
SENATE
Filed
01/29/25
SENATE
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
02/24/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Ethics and Elections, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 37 S
03/03/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Ethics and Elections; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/04/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/05/25
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
03/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 S
03/12/25
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/14/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/19/25, 11:30 am, 412 K
03/19/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 25 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/19/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/25/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
03/27/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
03/27/25
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bill text & filed amendments
0280
Filed on 01/15/25
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Amendment 195132
Arrington
Filed on 02/28/25
Replaced by CS
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0280C1
Filed on 03/04/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
99.013
99.021
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