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CS/SB 280: Candidate Qualification

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Arrington ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Collins ; Hooper ; Davis

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
 Last Action: 3/19/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/15/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/29/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
    2/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/3/2025 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/4/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Introduced
    • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
    3/5/2025 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    3/12/2025 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    • Now in Rules
    3/14/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/19/25, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/19/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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  • CS/SB 280, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2025 at 10:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 201 Candidate Qualification Tant Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 1381 Elections Persons-Mulicka Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1414 Elections Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2025 8:30 AM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/19/2025 11:30 AM Rules 25 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.013 Page 1 (pdf)
    99.021 Form of candidate oath. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 280, Original Filed Version Posted 1/15/2025 at 4:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 2/27/2025 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 201 Candidate Qualification Tant Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    195132 - Amendment
    Delete lines 23 - 41 and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Arrington)     		2/28/2025
    11:29 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/4/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/3/2025 1:00 PM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.013 Page 1 (pdf)

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