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CS/SB 982: Candidate Qualifying

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Bernard

Candidate Qualifying; Authorizing a candidate to pay the filing fee by a debit card linked to the candidate’s campaign account; providing for standing for challenges to a candidate’s qualification for nomination or election to office; providing procedures and requirements regarding such challenges, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/19/2025 Senate - CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
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
    2/21/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/12/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/17/2025 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/18/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Judiciary
    3/19/2025 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time

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  • CS/SB 982, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/18/2025 at 2:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 Candidate Filing Fees Edmonds 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 956 Candidate Qualifying Bernard Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1414 Elections Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office. Page 1 (pdf)
    106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and political committees. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 982, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2025 at 8:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2025 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 Candidate Filing Fees Edmonds 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 956 Candidate Qualifying Bernard Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1414 Elections Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    364858 - Amendment
    Delete lines 38 - 44 and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Bernard)     		3/17/2025
    11:57 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/17/2025     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2025 1:30 PM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office. Page 1 (pdf)
    106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and political committees. Page 4 (pdf)

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