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2001 SESSION

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HB 1721 Elections; absentee voting procedures.

Introduced by: Harry R. (Bob) Purkey | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; absentee voting procedures. Provides that facilities owned or leased by the state and housing both Department of Motor Vehicles facilities and a general registrar's office may be used as sites for in-person absentee voting. Present law allows in-person absentee voting only in public buildings owned or leased by the county, city, or town. This bill is the same as SB 1225.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/00 016014896  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1721ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/00 016014896
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/23/01  House: Reported from Tra. (24-Y 1-N)
• 01/23/01  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/29/01  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (23-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/01  House: Read first time
• 01/31/01  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/01  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/13/01  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 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 amendments waived
• 02/15/01  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/15/01  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/15/01  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/01  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/01  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/01  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1721ER)
• 02/23/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/25/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 624 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)