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HB 956 Elections; filings by candidates and political parties.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Elections; filings by candidates and political parties. Streamlines the process by which information regarding candidates' filing of required statements of economic interests is transmitted to the State Board of Elections or local electoral boards. The bill also requires the date a candidate is nominated by a method other than a primary to be certified to the State Board; currently, only the name of the candidate so nominated is required to be certified.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101171D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104394D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105349D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/14 Senate: Floor substitute printed 14105525D-S2 (Obenshain) pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB956ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/01/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0473) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101171D
- 01/08/14 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance Subcommittee
- 01/22/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/14 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104394D-H1
- 01/27/14 House: Read first time
- 01/28/14 House: Read second time
- 01/28/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104394D-H1
- 01/28/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB956H1
- 01/29/14 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 03/03/14 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105349D-S1
- 03/04/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/14 Senate: Floor substitute printed 14105525D-S2 (Obenshain)
- 03/05/14 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/14 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 14105349D-S1
- 03/05/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/14 Senate: Substitute by Senator Obenshain agreed to 14105525D-S2
- 03/05/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB956S2
- 03/05/14 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/14 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105525D-S2 (82-Y 14-N)
- 03/06/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (82-Y 14-N)
- 03/07/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB956ER)
- 03/07/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/01/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 473 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/01/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0473)