SB 956: Candidate Qualifying
GENERAL BILL by Bernard
Candidate Qualifying; Authorizing a candidate to pay the filing fee by a debit card linked to the candidate’s campaign account; revising the timeframe during which a candidate may pay a filing fee if the initial payment is rejected by a bank, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/21/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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SB 956, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2025 at 8:30 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 635 Candidate Filing Fees Edmonds Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
S 982 (c1) Candidate Qualifying Bernard Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S 1414 Elections Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office. Page 1 (pdf) 106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and political committees. Page 3 (pdf)