BILL · 2015–16 SESSION
SB 6129: District-based elections
Allowing cities, towns, code cities, and counties to choose to conduct district-based elections.
Summary
- Counties that have not adopted home rule charters may establish a district-based system for electing commissioners, either by ordinance or county initiative, if initiatives are authorized. Cities and Towns.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJun 10, 2015
- Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Pam Roach (R-31)
- Introduced
- June 10, 2015 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 10, 2016
AN ACT Relating to allowing cities, towns, code cities, and counties to choose to conduct district-based elections;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Minority; do not pass.
- GOS - Majority; do pass.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security.
SB 6129 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6129 (2025–26) Cigarettes, nicotine/tax
- SB 6129 (2023–24) DCFY trafficking assessments
- SB 6129 (2019–20) Student health/pregnancy
- SB 6129 (2017–18) Ambulance quality fee
- SB 6129 (2013–14) Paraeducator development
- SB 6129 (2011–12) Motor voter registration
- SB 6129 (2009–10) Educational employees
- SB 6129 (2007–08) State patrol highway account