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2004 SESSION

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HB 837 Election laws; changes in voter equipment and technology.

Introduced by: Robert H. Brink | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Voting equipment and technology and related election law offenses; penalties. Incorporates a number of changes in current law provisions on voting equipment and related offenses to cover new developments in voting technology, software, programming and related security and operations issues. As passed, this bill is similar to SB 313 except that this bill contains a provision prohibiting the removal of inoperative voting equipment from a polling place on election day unless the removal is explicitly authorized by statute.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 044758248  pdf
• 02/06/04  House: Committee substitute printed 048808248-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB837ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/21/04  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB837ER2)  pdf
• 04/26/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0993)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Senate amendments rejected
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 044758248
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/04  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/06/04  House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/04  House: Committee substitute printed 048808248-H1
• 02/09/04  House: Read first time
• 02/10/04  House: Read second time
• 02/10/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 048808248-H1
• 02/10/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB837H1
• 02/11/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/12/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/24/04  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/04  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/27/04  Senate: Committee amendment #1 rejected
• 02/27/04  Senate: Committee amendment #2 agreed to
• 02/27/04  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/27/04  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Devolites agreed to
• 02/27/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/27/04  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/02/04  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/04  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB837ER)
• 03/19/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/21/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/15/04  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/20/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/21/04  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/04  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/04  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/04  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/04  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/21/04  House: Reenrolled
• 04/21/04  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/21/04  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/21/04  House: Enacted, Chapter 993 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/21/04  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB837ER2)
• 04/26/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0993)