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2013 SESSION
SB 1229 Elections, State Board of; provides for Department of Elections and Commissioner of Elections.
Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
State Board of Elections; Commissioner of Elections. Changes the name of the State Board of Elections (the agency that administers election law) to the Department of Elections. The three-member board appointed by the Governor that is also known as the State Board of Elections retains its name. The bill also provides that instead of the Governor designating one member of the three-member State Board of Elections as the Secretary who then acts as the agency head, the Governor will appoint a Commissioner of Elections to act as agency head. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2014.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101868D pdf
- 01/29/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104508D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1229ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0542) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101868D
- 01/09/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/29/13 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (10-Y 3-N 2-A)
- 01/29/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104508D-S1
- 01/31/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104508D-S1
- 02/01/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1229S1
- 02/04/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/13 House: Read first time
- 02/06/13 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/06/13 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance Subcommittee
- 02/13/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/13 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Read second time
- 02/19/13 House: Read third time
- 02/19/13 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/13 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/13 House: Passed House with amendment (94-Y 5-N)
- 02/19/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N)
- 02/20/13 Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (3-Y 37-N)
- 02/21/13 House: House insisted on amendment
- 02/21/13 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/13 Senate: Senators: Vogel, Stuart, Petersen
- 02/21/13 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/13 House: Delegates: Cole, O'Quinn, Hester
- 02/22/13 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/13 House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1229ER)
- 03/04/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/18/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 542 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/18/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0542)