AB123Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to elections communications. (BDR 24-733)
Introduced by Hanadi Nadeem, District 34
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to elections communications; prohibiting a person from making certain statements which threaten or intimidate a candidate for public office; authorizing a candidate to notify the Secretary of State of a violation of such a prohibition; requiring the Secretary of State to take certain actions upon the receipt of such notice; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 517. (Effective October 1, 2025)
June 11, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 31, 2025
13
Yes
8
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
Notice of exemption.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 104.)
Taken from General File.
Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means.
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 868.) To printer.
From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.
Action of passage reconsidered.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly.
In Assembly. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 517. (Effective October 1, 2025)
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