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2026 Regular Session

SB848

Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements

Requiring a municipality to submit to the State Board of Elections the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the date of a special election and each office on the special election ballot, the list of qualified candidates for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the date of a special election and each office on the special election ballot, and certain information on voting procedures and locations in a municipal election on or before certain dates; etc.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 6, 2026 Senate passed March 19, 2026 House passed April 8, 2026 Senate passed April 9, 2026 Enrolled April 9, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 19, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

45 yea–0 nay · 2 absent

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April 8, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

135 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent

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April 9, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

42 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent

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Committee referrals

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.

  1. Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522
  2. Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
  4. Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
  5. House Third Reading Passed (135-0) View roll call
  6. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
  7. House Favorable with Amendments {373424/1 Adopted View roll call
  8. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
  9. House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
  10. House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
  11. Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
  12. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  13. Senate Favorable with Amendments {913324/1 Adopted
  14. Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  15. Senate Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  16. Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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