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2009 SESSION

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SB 1070 Absentee voting; firefighters and other first responders are entitled thereto.

Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | 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 HB 1877.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090522806  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/09  Senate: Printed as engrossed 090522806-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1070ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/09  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 095656802-S1  pdf
• 05/06/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090522806
• 01/13/09  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/27/09  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/09  Senate: Read second time
• 01/30/09  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/30/09  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/30/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1070E
• 01/30/09  Senate: Printed as engrossed 090522806-E
• 02/02/09  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/09  House: Read first time
• 02/13/09  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/16/09  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 02/17/09  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations
• 02/20/09  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/09  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/23/09  House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/09  House: Read second time
• 02/25/09  House: Read third time
• 02/25/09  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/09  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1070ER)
• 03/05/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/09  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 03/30/09  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 095656802-S1
• 04/07/09  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/08/09  Senate: Previous question ordered (21-Y 19-N)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected (18-Y 21-N)
• 04/08/09  House: Speaker ruled recommendation by Governor not germane
• 04/08/09  House: Communicated to Governor
• 05/06/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 873 (effective 7/1/09)
• 05/06/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)