Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2627
Elected officials; require those indicted to take a leave of absence, may resume duties after acquittal.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HAVE BEEN INDICTED FOR A CRIME OR CRIMES THAT RELATE TO OR RESULT FROM HIS OR HER ELECTED OFFICE, TO TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE UNTIL THE CASE IS RESOLVED; TO REQUIRE THAT THE OFFICE REMAIN VACANT UNTIL THE CASE IS RESOLVED OR A GENERAL ELECTION TAKES PLACE; TO ALLOW INDICTED ELECTED INDIVIDUALS TO RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON CONCLUSION OF THE CASE, AN ACQUITTED ELECTED OFFICIAL MAY RESUME HIS OR HER DUTIES, BUT IF FOUND GUILTY, HE OR SHE MUST STEP DOWN; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate