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HB 1877 Absentee voting; firefighters and other first responders are entitled thereto.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Elections; absentee voting process; first responders. Provides that law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders are entitled to vote absentee and requires prompt service on absentee ballot applications backed up by jurisdiction in the circuit courts to order compliance with the statutory requirements. This bill is identical to SB 1070.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090521806 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1877ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0405) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090521806
- 01/12/09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/09 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 01/23/09 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/09 House: Read first time
- 01/27/09 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/09 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/28/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/29/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/09 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/25/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/04/09 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1877ER)
- 03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 405 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0405)