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2009 SESSION

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SB 848 Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | 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 is identical to SB 1188 and HB 1878.

FULL TEXT

• 12/29/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090279228  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/09  Senate: Committee substitute printed 095625228-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/09  House: Committee substitute printed 095643228-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/09  Senate: Conference substitute printed 095649228-S2  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB848ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/09  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB848ER2)  pdf
• 05/06/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 12/29/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090279228
• 12/29/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/06/09  Senate: Committee substitute printed 095625228-S1
• 02/06/09  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 1-N)
• 02/09/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/09  Senate: Read second time
• 02/10/09  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/10/09  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 095625228-S1
• 02/10/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB848S1
• 02/10/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/09  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-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
• 02/20/09  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/09  House: Committee substitute printed 095643228-H1
• 02/23/09  House: Read second time
• 02/24/09  House: Read third time
• 02/24/09  House: Committee substitute agreed to 095643228-H1
• 02/24/09  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB848H1
• 02/24/09  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/09  Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (6-Y 31-N)
• 02/26/09  House: House insisted on substitute
• 02/26/09  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/09  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/26/09  House: Delegates: Cosgrove, Cole, Shuler
• 02/26/09  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/26/09  Senate: Senators: Edwards, Blevins, Petersen
• 02/27/09  Senate: Conference substitute printed 095649228-S2
• 02/28/09  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/09  House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
• 02/28/09  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
• 03/09/09  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB848ER)
• 03/09/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/09  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/07/09  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/08/09  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 3-N)
• 04/08/09  House: Passed by temporarily
• 04/08/09  House: Amendments specific and severable
• 04/08/09  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation amendments #'s 1, 2 and 3 (39-Y 59-N)
• 04/08/09  House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (39-Y 59-N)
• 04/08/09  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation amendment #4 (98-Y 1-N)
• 04/08/09  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
• 04/08/09  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in part
• 04/08/09  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/08/09  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB848ER2)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/08/09  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/08/09  House: Communicated to Governor
• 05/06/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 870 (effective 7/1/09)
• 05/06/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)