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SB 983 Elections; precincts not to be changed between certain dates.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Election precincts not to be changed between certain dates. Prohibits counties, cities, and towns from creating, dividing, abolishing, or consolidating any precincts or otherwise changing the boundaries of any precinct between February 1, 2019, and May 15, 2021, except in certain specified circumstances. Precinct ordinances may be adopted after January 1, 2021, but may not be implemented before May 15, 2021. This bill incorporates SB 322 and SB 522 and is identical to HB 767.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18105336D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106429D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107617D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB983ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18105336D
- 01/19/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/30/18 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106429D-S1
- 01/30/18 Senate: Incorporates SB322 (Peake)
- 01/30/18 Senate: Incorporates SB522 (Barker)
- 02/01/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106429D-S1
- 02/07/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/07/18 Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker rejected (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/07/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB983S1
- 02/08/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/18 House: Read first time
- 02/14/18 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/15/18 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/20/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/23/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107617D-H1
- 02/27/18 House: Read second time
- 02/28/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/01/18 House: Read third time
- 03/01/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107617D-H1 (51-Y 49-N)
- 03/01/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 49-N)
- 03/01/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB983H1
- 03/01/18 House: Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 03/06/18 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/06/18 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/07/18 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/18 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Barker, Cosgrove
- 03/08/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/08/18 House: Delegates: Cole, Jones, S.C., Sickles
- 03/10/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 03/10/18 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
- 03/10/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB983ER)
- 03/20/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
- 03/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/04/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/18)
- 04/04/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)