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2005 SESSION

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HB 1840 Officers of elections; prohibition on discrimination, penalty.

Introduced by: Harry J. Parrish | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Officers of elections; employment protections; penalty.  Provides employment protections to officers of election similar to those enjoyed by jurors.  The bill also provides that a person who serves for more than four hours as an officer shall not be required to start any work shift beginning after 5:00 p.m. on his day of service or before 3:00 a.m. on the following day.  A violation by an employer is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052247452  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1840ER)  pdf
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0790)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/06/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052247452
• 01/06/05  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/14/05  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N)
• 01/17/05  House: Read first time
• 01/18/05  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/19/05  House: Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N)
• 01/19/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 25-N)
• 01/19/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/20/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/20/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/15/05  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendments (9-Y 4-N)
• 02/17/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/05  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/18/05  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/18/05  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/18/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/18/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (34-Y 3-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (34-Y 3-N)
• 02/21/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/05  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (76-Y 20-N)
• 02/22/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (76-Y 20-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1840ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 790 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0790)