SENATE BILL 1244
Law
Electioneering at polls prohibited
ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding electioneering activities near polling places, to provide certain qualifications, and to revise penalties for violations.
RS30975 / S1244
To maintain the integrity of elections and to provide voters a polling place free from interference or intimidation, this legislation clarifies and augments the prohibitions against electioneering and related activity at the polls. The penalty for violating electioneering prohibitions is also expanded to include an increased fine amount and a misdemeanor conviction for repeat offenders.
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of state or local funds, nor does it cause a decrease in revenue. Therefore, this legislation has no negative fiscal impact.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01/23 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 01/24 | Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules |
| 02/01 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/02 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 02/06 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Hartgen Title apvd - to House |
| 02/07 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 02/07 | Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs |
| 03/19 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/20 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/20 | Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 57-12-1 AYES – Achilles, Allgood, Andrus, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber(Mendenhall), Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Gallagher, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Price, Redman, Scott, Tanner, Wisniewski Absent – Young Floor Sponsor - Sauter Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/20 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| 03/21 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker |
| 03/21 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| 03/21 | Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor |
| 03/22 | Reported delivered to Governor at 4:40 p.m. on 03/21/24 |
| 03/26 | Signed by Governor on 03/26/24 Session Law Chapter 195 Effective: 03/26/2024 |