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SB952 • 2025

Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs.

Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Gelser Blouin,, Golden,, Jama,, Manning Jr, Representative Gamba,, Marsh,, Tran
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Chapter 318, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-04 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-04 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-03 House

    Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed. Ayes, 31; Nays, 24--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Dobson, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Evans, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 4--Breese-Iverson, Hartman, Nguyen H, Wallan.

  7. 2025-06-02 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-29 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 2, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-05-28 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 29, 2025 Calendar.

  10. 2025-05-27 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  11. 2025-05-27 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-05-21 House

    Work Session held.

  13. 2025-05-19 House

    Public Hearing held.

  14. 2025-04-29 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  15. 2025-04-29 House

    Referred to Rules.

  16. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 16; Nays, 13--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Meek, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber.

  17. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Carried over to 04-28 by unanimous consent.

  18. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Carried over to 04-24 by unanimous consent.

  19. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Carried over to 04-23 by unanimous consent.

  20. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Second reading.

  21. 2025-04-18 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  22. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Work Session held.

  23. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  24. 2025-01-28 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

  25. 2025-01-28 Senate

    Referred to Rules.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act requires the Governor to appoint a U.S. Senator when a vacancy happens in the office. The Act states when the appointment ends and when a special election must occur. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).
Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs. Requires that the appointed Senator be of the same political party as the elected Senator who vacated the office.<b> Prohibits the Governor from appointing the Governor to fill the vacancy.</b>
Requires the Governor to call a special election within a specified period after the vacancy occurs. Requires the appointment to end when a replacement is elected.
Relating to: Relating to vacancies in the United States Senate.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned