2026 Regular Session
SB65
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 12, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
99 yea–35 nay · 6 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
February 13, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Third Reading Passed (99-35) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Floor Amendment {403520/1 (Delegate Fair) Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments {693821/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
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Senate Third Reading Passed (44-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Pre-filed