AB597Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-1245)
Introduced by Steve Yeager, District 9
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing a nonpartisan voter to vote for the partisan offices of a major political party in a primary election; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Vetoed by the Governor.
June 12, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · June 2, 2025
12
Yes
9
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 | No |
| 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
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 933.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
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 second time.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 12, Nays: 9.) To Assembly.
In Assembly. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Vetoed by the Governor.
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