Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
Senate Bill 651
Requires that candidate for state Senate or state Representative receive majority of votes cast in general election to be elected.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires that candidate for state Senate or state Representative receive majority of votes cast in general election to be elected. If no candidate receives majority of votes cast, requires runoff election. Specifies procedures for runoff election. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
9 co-sponsors
Herman Baertschiger Jr., Brian Boquist, Fred Girod, Bill Hansell, Tim Knopp, Jeff Kruse, Alan Olsen, Chuck Thomsen, Doug Whitsett
Its course
February 17 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 17 to Jul 6 · stopped139 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 17 to Feb 192 days
RulesFeb 19 to Jul 6 · stopped137 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.