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2011 SESSION
SB 1246 Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March.
Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Presidential primary. Moves the presidential primary date from the second Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in March. The bill retains the first Tuesday in March as the primary date before the May general election. This bill is identical to HB 1843.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103622D pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1246ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103622D
- 01/12/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/11 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/11 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/11 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/11/11 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/11 House: Read second time
- 02/15/11 House: Read third time
- 02/15/11 House: Passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1246ER)
- 02/18/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)