Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1249
Ranked-choice voting; prohibit.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT RANKED-CHOICE VOTING MAY NOT BE USED TO ELECT OR NOMINATE ANY CANDIDATE TO ANY LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICE IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ELECTION USING RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IS INVALID; TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITION OF "RANKED-CHOICE" VOTING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION IN AN APPROPRIATE COURT FOR SUCH DECLARATORY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AS IS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THIS PROHIBITION; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS AGGRIEVED BY A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION IN AN APPROPRIATE COURT FOR DECLARATORY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WITH RESPECT TO THE VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 15 to March 5, 2024, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days
Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 15 – Mar 5
- Feb 15Referred to the House committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Judiciary A
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 15Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives