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2003 SESSION
SB 959 Presidential primaries.
Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Presidential primaries. Sets the presidential primary date as the second, rather than the last, Tuesday in February. This bill is identical to HB 2568.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 035078564 pdf
- 01/29/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 035110412-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB959ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 035078564
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/28/03 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (11-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 01/29/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 035110412-S1
- 01/30/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/03 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/03 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 035110412-S1
- 01/31/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 035110412-S1
- 02/03/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/04/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/03 House: Read first time
- 02/04/03 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/07/03 House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/03 House: Read second time
- 02/11/03 House: Read third time
- 02/11/03 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/03 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/11/03 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/03 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/03 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB959ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 815 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815)