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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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H.B. 602: Local School Board Election Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill moves the election of a local school board member to coincide with the municipal election dates in an odd-numbered year.

  • Defines terms
  • Moves a primary election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal primary election
  • Moves a general election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal general election
  • Modifies the declaration of candidacy period for a local school board office
  • Extends the term of office of certain local school board members to effectuate the transition from elections held in even-numbered years to elections held in odd-numbered years
  • Makes technical and conforming amendments

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Counties · Election Law · Municipalities · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Government Operations (State Issues) · Election Administration · Political Parties · Elected Official

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 602 found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Anthony E. Loubet

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.