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2009 SESSION

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HB 1878 Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes; penalties. Incorporates changes to definitions, duties of election officials, registration procedures, voting procedures, and election offenses; penalties. This bill incorporates HB 1610, HB 1630, HB 1978, and HB 2219. This bill is identical to SB 848 and SB 1188.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095586806  pdf | impact statements
• 01/30/09  House: Committee substitute printed 095609472-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/17/09  Senate: Committee substitute printed 095634472-S1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/27/09  House: Conference substitute printed 095651472-H2  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1878ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/09  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1878ER2)  pdf
• 05/06/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0865)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/12/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095586806
• 01/12/09  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/15/09  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 01/27/09  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
• 01/30/09  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/09  House: Committee substitute printed 095609472-H1
• 02/02/09  House: Read first time
• 02/03/09  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/04/09  House: Read second time
• 02/04/09  House: Committee substitute agreed to 095609472-H1
• 02/04/09  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1878H1
• 02/05/09  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/09  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/17/09  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/09  Senate: Committee substitute printed 095634472-S1
• 02/19/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/09  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/20/09  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 095634472-S1
• 02/20/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1878S1
• 02/20/09  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/09  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/20/09  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/23/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/09  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/09  House: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 95-N)
• 02/25/09  House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 95-N)
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/26/09  House: House acceded to request
• 02/26/09  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/26/09  House: Delegates: Cosgrove, Jones, Alexander
• 02/26/09  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senators: Blevins, Petersen, Edwards
• 02/27/09  House: Conference substitute printed 095651472-H2
• 02/27/09  House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/09  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (92-Y 2-N)
• 02/28/09  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/09  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1878ER)
• 03/09/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/09  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/07/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/08/09  House: Amendments specific and severable
• 04/08/09  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation amendments #'s 1, 2 and 3 (42-Y 57-N)
• 04/08/09  House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (42-Y 57-N)
• 04/08/09  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation amendment #4 (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/08/09  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation amendment #4 (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/08/09  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in part
• 04/08/09  House: Reenrolled
• 04/08/09  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1878ER2)
• 04/08/09  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/08/09  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/08/09  House: Communicated to Governor
• 05/06/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 865 (effective 7/1/09)
• 05/06/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0865)