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HB 1151 Congressional districts; petition requirements for candidates for statewide offices.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Petition requirements for candidates for statewide offices. Provides that the petition requirement for statewide office candidates of 400 signatures from each congressional district may be met on the basis of the existing congressional districts if the new decennial congressional redistricting plan has not been enacted and approved for implementation under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act before January 1 of the election year. The bill further provides that references to the usual June primary date in a petition will not be cause to invalidate the petition if the primary date is altered by law. The provisions of the act become effective on January 1, 2013.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/12 House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 12103718D pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12103718D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1151ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1151ER2) pdf
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0791) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/16/12 House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 12103718D
- 01/16/12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/12 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 02/07/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Read second time
- 02/13/12 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/13/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1151E
- 02/13/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12103718D-E
- 02/14/12 House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/28/12 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/12 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/12 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1151ER)
- 03/08/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/18/12 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Emergency clause deleted by Governor's recommendation
- 04/18/12 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1151ER2)
- 04/18/12 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Enacted, Chapter 791 (effective 1/1/13)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0791)