SB26-059
Multiple Elected Offices Prohibited for General Assembly
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning a prohibition on a member of the general assembly holding multiple elected offices.
Bill Summary:
Beginning with the first regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly, the bill prohibits a member or member-elect of the general assembly from holding any other elected offices while serving as a member of the general assembly or while a member-elect of the general assembly , with certain the following exceptions:
- The member of the general assembly holds a special district elected office;
- The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in another elected office at the time they take the oath of office of the general assembly;
- The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in the general assembly at the time they take the oath of office of another elected office; or
- The member of the general assembly is a senator who is in the middle of their term at the beginning of the first regular session of the 76th general assembly.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/25/2026 | PA1 |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/13/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 26-059, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
26
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24/2026 | L.001 | SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs |
| 03/03/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/02/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 02/27/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments |
| 02/24/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/28/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
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