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2015 SESSION
SB 747 Absentee voting; application for ballot.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Absentee voting; application for ballot. Requires that an absentee ballot application made by mail, electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device, or other means be made no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day prior to the election in which the applicant is applying to vote absentee. Current law requires the application be made no later than the seventh day prior to the election.
FULL TEXT
- 12/18/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101910D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15101910D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/18/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101910D
- 12/18/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/15 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Elections
- 01/27/15 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/15 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/30/15 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/30/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB747E
- 01/30/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15101910D-E
- 02/02/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/15 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/15 House: Read first time
- 02/06/15 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/06/15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/19/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/20/15 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/20/15 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
- 02/20/15 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/24/15 House: Left in Appropriations