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HB 832 Vacancies in constitutional offices; petition to circuit court to request no special elections.
Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Vacancies in constitutional offices; special elections. Allows the governing body of a county or city in which a vacancy in a constitutional office has occurred to request in its petition for a writ of election that the circuit court order the special election to be held at the next ensuing general election and allows the court to issue such writ. The bill also authorizes the governing body to petition the circuit court to request that no special election be ordered when the vacancy occurs within the 12 months immediately preceding the end of the term of that office and requires the court to grant such a request. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 308.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103844D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16103844D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB832ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0453) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0453) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103844D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/16 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/02/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 House: Read first time
- 02/09/16 House: Read second time
- 02/09/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/09/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB832E
- 02/09/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16103844D-E
- 02/10/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/23/16 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/26/16 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/26/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/26/16 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/01/16 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB832ER)
- 03/02/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/16
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 453 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0453)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0453)