HB168
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Jan. 30, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
Chief Patron:
Alex Askew (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 members of such body to single-member districts. The bill provides that members of such governing body ... (More) in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103668D
- 01/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB168)
- 01/20/2026 - House: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/23/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 4-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26105950D-H1
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/28/2026 - House: Read second time
- 01/28/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 01/28/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/29/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
