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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1190: Political parties/gender

Eliminating gender-based barriers from elections for state and county political party positions.

Summary

  • Removes the requirements that the chair and vice chair of state and county committees for major political parties must be of opposite sexes.
  • Removes the requirement that the two precinct officers from each county that serve on the party's state committee must be a man and a woman.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1190), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Skyler Rude (R-16)
Introduced
January 16, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020

AN ACT Relating to eliminating gender-based barriers from elections for state and county political party positions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Skyler Rude (R-16)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Kristine Reeves D-30Luanne Van Werven R-42Debra Lekanoff D-40Laurie Jinkins D-27Mike Chapman D-24Javier Valdez D-46Sharon Shewmake D-42Beth Doglio D-22Nicole Macri D-43Marcus Riccelli D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1190 in other sessions

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

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