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Committee hears bill to clarify start and end dates for precinct committee representatives' two-year terms
Summary
Rep. Kathy Love told the House State Administration Committee that House Bill 309 would define a precinct committee representative's two-year term as beginning on the date the election is certified and ending on the date the subsequent election is certified; the committee held a hearing but took no formal vote.
Representative Kathy Love introduced House Bill 309 to the House State Administration Committee as "an act clarifying the term of a precinct committee representative," saying the bill would make explicit that the two-year term "must commence on the date the election is certified by the county and conclude on the date the subsequent election is certified by the county."
Nut graf: The measure, and an accompanying amendment (HB 309.1.1), was offered after a county central committee reported a clash between local rules and state law about the timing of a precinct representative's term. The sponsor said the legislation is intended to prevent the same confusion in the future by tying the start and end of a two-year term to county certification dates.
During questions, Representative Perry asked why the state should dictate term timing instead of counties, and Love replied that the statute already specifies a two-year term and the bill merely clarifies the start and end points so "that can't happen again." No proponents or opponents offered further testimony and the sponsor recommended the bill "do pass." The committee closed the hearing; no committee vote or formal action was recorded in the transcript.
Ending: Representative Love closed by recommending the committee support the bill. The hearing on House Bill 309 was then adjourned.
