BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2082: Timing of state elections

Changing the timing of state elections.

Summary

Changes the following dates regarding elections: (1) Primaries for general elections to be held in November and the election of precinct committee officers, from the first Tuesday of the preceding August to the third Tuesday of the preceding May; (2) Declarations of candidacy for certain offices, from the first Monday two weeks before Memorial Day to the first Monday in March; and (3) A presidential primary, from…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the timing of state elections;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 8, 2018By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 21, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 23, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 24, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 13, 2017First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

HB 2082 (2025–26) Tax rates/cap. gains, estate · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2082 (2023–24) Electrical transmission · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2082 (2021–22) Child care access report · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2082 (2019–20) Riparian agroforestry · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2082 (2015–16) Commerce in liquor T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2082 (2013–14) Life insurance policies · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2082 (2011–12) Disability lifeline program · Enacted · Chapter 36, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session
HB 2082 (2009–10) State capitol campus · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor