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2008 SESSION

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HB 1476 Voting equipment; wireless communications at polling places, exceptions.

Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Elections; voting equipment; wireless communications at polling places. Provides exceptions to the prohibition on wireless communications to or from voting devices at the polls on election day. First, the prohibition will not apply to voting equipment purchased by a locality before July 1, 2007. Second, electronic pollbooks may be used. This bill is identical to SB 52. This bill incorporates HB 467, HB 685, and HB 801.

FULL TEXT

• 01/16/08  House: Presented and ordered printed 088910520  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/08  House: Committee substitute printed 087693708-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/08  House: Substitute bill reprinted 087693708-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1476ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/11/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/16/08  House: Presented and ordered printed 088910520
• 01/16/08  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/08  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 02/01/08  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/08  House: Committee substitute printed 087693708-H1
• 02/04/08  House: Substitute bill reprinted 087693708-H1
• 02/04/08  House: Read first time
• 02/05/08  House: Read second time
• 02/05/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 087693708-H1
• 02/05/08  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/08  House: Read second time
• 02/06/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1476H1
• 02/07/08  House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
• 02/07/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N)
• 02/07/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/08/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/19/08  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/08  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1476ER)
• 02/26/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 393 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/11/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393)