Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2009
Elections; public official's qualification as candidate deemed resignation of current office.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL'S QUALIFICATION AS A CANDIDATE FOR A PUBLIC OFFICE SHALL BE DEEMED A RESIGNATION AND VACANCY OF THE OFFICIAL'S CURRENT OFFICE IF THE TERM OF THE PUBLIC OFFICE THAT IS SOUGHT BEGINS DURING THE TERM FOR WHICH THE ELECTED OFFICIAL CURRENTLY SERVES; 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 6 to February 3, 2026, 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 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 days
ElectionsJan 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 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 6 – Feb 3
- Jan 6Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Constitution
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 6Referred To Elections;ConstitutionSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate