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2009 SESSION
HB 1780 Elections, special; filling vacancies in certain local offices.
Introduced by: Clifford L. Athey, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Elections; filling vacancies in certain local offices; special elections. Provides that vacancies in a governing body or elected school board shall be filled at the next ensuing November or May general election notwithstanding any other statutory or charter provision to the contrary; thus overriding charter provisions that may allow a governing body or school board to appoint a person to serve the entire remaining portion of a term. In the case of a vacancy in a local governing body, the local governing body may request a special election on a date prior to the next general election.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096687420 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 095626420-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 095640420-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/09 House: Conference substitute printed 095647420-H2 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096687420
- 01/08/09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/09 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/03/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 02/06/09 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 095626420-H1
- 02/08/09 House: Read first time
- 02/09/09 House: Read second time
- 02/09/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 095626420-H1
- 02/09/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1780H1
- 02/10/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/10/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 095640420-S1
- 02/19/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 095640420-S1
- 02/24/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1780S1
- 02/24/09 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/09 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N)
- 02/26/09 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 94-N)
- 02/26/09 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/09 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/09 House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/09 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/09 House: Delegates: Athey, Cole, Dance
- 02/26/09 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/09 Senate: Senators: Barker, Puckett, Smith
- 02/28/09 House: Conference substitute printed 095647420-H2
- 02/28/09 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/28/09 Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (8-Y 32-N)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/28/09 House: No further action taken
- 02/28/09 House: Failed to pass in House