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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)

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  • 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

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  • CS/SB 444, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2023 at 10:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 411 (er) Residency of Local Elected Officials Steele Similar Last Action: 5/18/2023 Chapter No. 2023-101
    H 7069 Local Redistricting State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    S 1080 Local Redistricting Yarborough Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 411 (Ch. 2023-101)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    555898 - Amendment
    Delete lines 35 - 62 and insert:
    Davis 4/27/2023
    8:22 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    124.01 Division of counties into districts; county commissioners. Page 1 (pdf)
    166.0321 Page 2 (pdf)
    1001.36 District school board member residence areas. Page 2 (pdf)
    1001.361 Election of board by districtwide vote. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 444, Original Filed Version Posted 1/30/2023 at 1:22 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2023 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2023 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K -12 (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K -12 (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 411 District School Board Elections Steele Identical Last Action: 5/18/2023 Chapter No. 2023-101

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    303022 - Amendment
    Before line 12 insert:
    Rules
    (Hutson)
    4/17/2023
    1:03 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/20/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2023 2:00 PM Ethics and Elections 7 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/4/2023 11:00 AM Education Pre-K -12 9 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 14 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.361 Election of board by districtwide vote. Page 1 (pdf)

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