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CS/CS/SB 438: Term Limits

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Ingoglia

Term Limits; Requiring specified counties to hold a certain referendum election on a specified date; authorizing certain counties to hold additional referendum elections that coincide with any future general election under specified circumstances; establishing term limits for county commissioners; prohibiting initiatives or referendum processes regarding term limits which are not specifically provided for by the act, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/13/2023 Senate • Filed
    11/28/2023 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/11/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    1/16/2024 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
    • Now in Community Affairs
    2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
    2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
    2/8/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
    2/9/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/16/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
    2/21/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/26/2024 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 2
    2/28/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    3/4/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/SB 438, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2024 at 1:33 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 57 (c2) County Commissioner Term Limits Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    H 19 County Commissioner Term Limits Salzman Compare Last Action: 9/19/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    124.012 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 438, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/8/2024 at 1:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 57 (c2) County Commissioner Term Limits Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    H 19 County Commissioner Term Limits Salzman Compare Last Action: 9/19/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    547206 - Amendment
    Delete lines 18 - 66 and insert:
    Rules
    (Ingoglia)
    2/20/2024
    8:09 AM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/27/2024
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 145540 - Substitute Amendment (547206)
    Delete lines 18 - 66 and insert:
    Rules
    (Ingoglia)
    2/20/2024
    3:55 PM
    Favorable
    2/27/2024
    Web Page
    PDF
    525492 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Rules
    (Ingoglia)
    2/23/2024
    1:36 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/27/2024
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 738002 - Amendment to Amendment (525492)
    Delete line 19 and insert:
    Rules
    (Ingoglia)
    2/26/2024
    9:00 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/27/2024
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 561616 - Amendment to Amendment (525492)
    Delete line 38 and insert:
    Rules
    (Ingoglia)
    2/26/2024
    9:00 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/27/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/26/2024 2:00 PM Rules 18 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    124.012 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 438, Original Filed Version Posted 11/13/2023 at 11:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2024 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 57 (c1) County Commissioner Term Limits Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
    H 19 County Commissioner Term Limits Salzman Compare Last Action: 9/19/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    674530 - Amendment
    Delete lines 23 - 30 and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Ingoglia)
    2/5/2024
    2:27 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/8/2024
    Web Page
    PDF
    341278 - Amendment
    Delete lines 28 - 30 and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Ingoglia)
    2/5/2024
    2:41 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/8/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/16/2024 8:30 AM Ethics and Elections 5 Yeas - 3 Nays
    2/6/2024 3:00 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    124.012 Page 1 (pdf)

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