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CS/SB 444: Residency of Local Elected Officials

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Ingoglia

Residency of Local Elected Officials; Prohibiting the consideration of the residential addresses of certain persons during the district-drawing process for boards of county commissioners; requiring municipalities to fix the boundaries of their districts in a certain manner; specifying that district changes may be made only in odd-numbered years; providing that an elected candidate for district school board must reside in the district school board member residence area by the date she or he assumes office instead of upon qualifying for office, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 4/27/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 411 (Ch. 2023-101) -SJ 573
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/30/2023 Senate • Filed
2/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Education Pre-K -12; Rules
3/2/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/07/23, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
3/8/2023 Senate • Now in Education Pre-K -12
3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 9 NAYS 3
• Now in Rules
4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2023 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 5
4/21/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23
4/25/2023 Senate • CS by Rules read 1st time
4/27/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 573
• Substituted HB 411 -SJ 573
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 411 (Ch. 2023-101) -SJ 573