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2013 SESSION

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HB 55 Primary dates; presidential primary.

Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Primary dates; presidential primary.  Provides that all primaries for offices to be filled at the November election in presidential election years shall be held on the date of the presidential primary. With respect to candidates for election in November of a presidential election year, the bill also lifts the requirement that petition signatures must be collected after January 1 of the presidential election year.

FULL TEXT

• 12/19/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101215D  pdf
• 01/31/12  House: Floor substitute printed 12104887D-H1 (Cole )  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/19/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101215D
• 12/19/11  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/12/12  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
• 01/23/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/12  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N)
• 01/30/12  House: Read first time
• 01/31/12  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/31/12  House: Floor substitute printed 12104887D-H1 (Cole )
• 02/01/12  House: Read second time
• 02/01/12  House: Substitute by Delegate Cole agreed to 12104887D-H1
• 02/01/12  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB55H1
• 02/02/12  House: Read third time and passed House (71-Y 28-N 1-A)
• 02/02/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 28-N 1-A)
• 02/03/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/15/12  Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
• 02/21/12  Senate: Continued to 2013 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 11/26/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 0-N)