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HB1342 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning elections.

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning elections.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Tim Yocum
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the specific processes that may be studied, nor does it specify any intended outcomes from the study.

Elections Act: County Commissioner Districts

This law asks a group to look into how counties make and change voting areas for commissioners.

What This Bill Does

  • Urges the legislative council to assign an interim study committee to examine whether county executives should implement certain processes related to establishing or revising districts.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The legislative council, which will assign the task.
  • Interim study committees that will conduct the research.
  • County executives who manage district processes.

Terms To Know

Legislative Council
A group in charge of helping lawmakers with studies and other tasks.
Interim Study Committee
A temporary team that looks into specific issues between legislative sessions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what processes the county executive should implement.
  • It is unclear what changes, if any, will come from this study.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1342.01.INTR.AMH01

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Tim Yocum

Filed

Plain English: The amendment proposes changes to how county commissioner districts are defined or managed.

  • Modifies rules related to county commissioner districts.
  • The specific details of the modifications are not provided in the given text, making it unclear exactly what changes will be made.
HB1342.02.COMH.AMH001

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Tim Yocum

Passed

Plain English: This amendment does not provide specific changes or details about the bill concerning elections.

  • The official text of the amendment does not include any concrete changes or details, making it impossible to explain its effects.
HB1342.02.COMH.AMH002

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Mike Andrade

X

Plain English: This amendment does not provide specific details about changes to the bill concerning elections.

  • The official text of this amendment is incomplete and does not specify any concrete changes or limits.
HB1342.02.COMH.AMH003

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Tim Yocum

Passed

Plain English: This amendment does not provide specific changes or details about the bill concerning elections.

  • The official text of the amendment does not include any concrete changes or details, making it impossible to explain its effects.
HB1342.04.COMS.AMS001

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Fady Qaddoura

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes changes to the election bill but does not provide specific details about what those changes are.

  • The exact nature of the proposed changes is unclear from the provided information.
  • The official text does not specify the具体内容，根据给出的信息无法详细解释该修正案的具体内容和影响。因此，保持中立并基于现有信息，只能指出修正案的存在及其状态。
HB1342.04.COMS.AMS002

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Mike Gaskill

Passed

Plain English: This amendment does not provide specific details about changes to the bill.

  • The official text of the amendment does not include any detailed information about what changes it proposes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-04 House

    Public Law 93

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-02-26 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Returned to the House with amendments

  7. 2026-02-25 House

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 378: yeas 91, nays 5

  8. 2026-02-25 House

    Motion to concur filed

  9. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 254: yeas 39, nays 8

  10. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Amendment #2 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote

  12. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  13. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

  14. 2026-01-29 House

    Referred to the Senate

  15. 2026-01-28 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 122: yeas 78, nays 17

  16. 2026-01-28 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Gaskill

  17. 2026-01-27 House

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  18. 2026-01-27 House

    Amendment #1 (Yocum) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 59, nays 33

  19. 2026-01-27 House

    Amendment #2 (Andrade) failed; voice vote

  20. 2026-01-27 House

    Amendment #3 (Yocum) prevailed; voice vote

  21. 2026-01-22 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  22. 2026-01-13 House

    Representatives Payne, Errington added as coauthors

  23. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Yocum

  24. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning elections.
County commissioner districts.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning elections.

County commissioner districts.

Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying whether the county executive should implement certain processes with respect to establishing or revising districts.