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2001 SESSION
HB 1579 Absentee ballots; issue due to phys. disabl. of voter, study report.
Introduced by: A. Victor Thomas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Applications by ill or disabled voters for absentee ballots for multiple elections. Provides for the filing of one application by an ill or disabled voter for all elections in one calendar year. The general registrar will send such voters an application in advance of each calendar year. Present law requires a separate absentee ballot application to be filed for each election. The State Board of Elections is required to monitor and report on the use of the new procedure beginning July 1, 2002. This bill is the same as SB 1217.
FULL TEXT
- 10/31/00 House: Introduced bill reprinted 017035956 pdf | impact statement
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/18/00 017035956 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/01 House: Printed as engrossed 017035956-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 018707956-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1579ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1579ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/01 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1579ER2) pdf
- 04/09/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0789) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 10/31/00 House: Introduced bill reprinted 017035956
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/18/00 017035956
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/01 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
- 01/22/01 House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (23-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/01 House: Read first time
- 01/24/01 House: Read second time
- 01/24/01 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/24/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/24/01 House: Printed as engrossed 017035956-E
- 01/25/01 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/01 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 01/25/01 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/26/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/13/01 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 018707956-S1
- 02/14/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 018707956-S1
- 02/15/01 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/15/01 Senate: Amendments by Sen. Miller K.G. agreed to
- 02/15/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amds 018707956-S1
- 02/15/01 Senate: Passed Senate with sub. w/amds. (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/01 House: Senate sub. w/amds. agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1579ER)
- 03/02/01 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1579ER)
- 03/26/01 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/04/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/04/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 3-N)
- 04/04/01 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (92-Y 3-N)
- 04/04/01 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/04/01 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/04/01 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/04/01 House: Reenrolled
- 04/04/01 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/04/01 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/04/01 House: Enacted, Chapter 789 (effective 7/1/01)
- 04/05/01 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1579ER2)
- 04/09/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0789)