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SB691 • 2026

Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date. Amends (See bill).

Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date. Amends (See bill).

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Sponsor
Sam Singh (District 28), Paul Wojno (District 10)
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
referred to Committee on Election Integrity
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date. Amends (See bill).

Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date.
  • Amends (See bill).

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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S-2

3

REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 3/11/2026

Plain English: REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 3/11/2026 3

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.
S-3

9

SUBSTITUTE (S-3) DEFEATED

Plain English: SUBSTITUTE (S-3) DEFEATED 9

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 SJ 26 Pg. 230

    AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED

  2. 2026-03-18 SJ 26 Pg. 230

    SUBSTITUTE (S-3) DEFEATED

  3. 2026-03-18 SJ 26 Pg. 231

    PASSED ROLL CALL # 34 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0

  4. 2026-03-18 HJ 24 Pg. 308

    received on 03/18/2026

  5. 2026-03-18 HJ 24 Pg. 311

    read a first time

  6. 2026-03-18 HJ 24 Pg. 311

    referred to Committee on Election Integrity

  7. 2026-03-17 SJ 25 Pg. 210

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  8. 2026-03-17 SJ 25 Pg. 210

    SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN

  9. 2026-03-17 SJ 25 Pg. 210

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  10. 2026-03-12 SJ 24 Pg. 198

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 3/11/2026

  11. 2026-03-12 SJ 24 Pg. 198

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  12. 2025-10-30 SJ 100 Pg. 1697

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SAM SINGH

  13. 2025-10-30 SJ 100 Pg. 1697

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

Official Summary Text

Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date. Amends (See bill).