SB51
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts, provided that the governing body also adopts and implements ... (More) the remedial election system contained in the court order. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100881D
- 11/24/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106179D-S1
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Local Government Substitute agreed to
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB51)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
