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CS/HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Mayfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gentry

Public Officers and Employees; Requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide entities, or any persons appointed to hold state office in the executive branch of state government be United States citizens and residents of this state; providing that a specified provision applies to each such offices; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the board of trustees for state universities be United States citizens and residents of this state or graduates of the state university that the board oversees.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/2/2025 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
3/7/2025 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
3/11/2025 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
4/4/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
4/8/2025 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/9/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
4/22/2025 Senate • Received
4/30/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 991
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1760 -SJ 991
• Read 2nd time -SJ 991
• Amendment(s) adopted (915478) -SJ 991
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2025 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1094
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1094
5/1/2025 House • In Messages
5/2/2025 House • Senate Message List
• Amendment 915478 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 97, NAYS 1
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled