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2011 SESSION

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HB 1702 Elections; member of local office, elected school board, etc., to take oath before first meeting.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Elections; vacancies in certain local offices; oaths.  Provides that the failure by an elected local governing body member, mayor, or school board member to take the oath of office before attending his first meeting will not create a vacancy in the office so long as he takes the oath within 30 days after the first meeting.  Under present law such vacancies must be filled by special elections.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100821D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11104363D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1702ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/14/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100821D
• 01/10/11  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/13/11  House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections
• 01/25/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/11  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11104363D-H1
• 01/31/11  House: Read first time
• 02/01/11  House: Read second time
• 02/01/11  House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104363D-H1
• 02/01/11  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1702H1
• 02/02/11  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/11  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/11  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/07/11  Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
• 02/15/11  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/11  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/11  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/11  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1702ER)
• 02/25/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/14/11  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/11)
• 03/14/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)