HB1030

The amendment substantially rewrites the bill by adding a new definition section (§9-1-1) that establishes when municipal elections are considered "regular elections," and makes widespread grammatical and structural changes throughout (replacing "shall" with "shall must," clarifying election procedures, and reorganizing section numbering). While the bill's stated purpose of amending municipal election timing remains, the addition of the "regular election" definition fundamentally REDIRECTS the bill to establish a new statutory framework for classifying and governing the timing of different types of municipal elections.

This amendment converts the bill from its engrossed (Senate-passed) form to its enrolled (final) form by standardizing terminology—replacing "annual municipal election" with "regular election" throughout and changing mandatory language from "shall" to "must"—while also clarifying procedural language around election timing and filing requirements. These are technical legislative refinements that NARROW the bill's scope to focus more precisely on timing provisions rather than substantive policy changes.