BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2437: Legislators/election year

Concerning election year restrictions on state legislators.

Summary

  • Reduces the period a state legislator is restricted from mailing constituents during an election year to the day after the election.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2437), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2016
  2. Out of committeeJan 25, 2016
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Zack Hudgins (D-11)
Introduced
January 13, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to election year restrictions on state legislators;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Zack Hudgins (D-11)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  3. SG - Majority; do pass.
  4. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2437 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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