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SB 455 Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot. Provides that any absentee ballot that is returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day but before noon on the third day after the election and postmarked on or before the date of the election shall be counted if the voter is found entitled to vote. This bill contains technical amendments and is identical to HB 238.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102170D pdf | impact statement
- 01/17/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102170D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109377D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB455ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0933) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102170D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/14/20 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/17/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/17/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/17/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB455E
- 01/17/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102170D-E
- 01/20/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/18/20 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109377D-H1
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109377D-H1
- 03/04/20 House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/04/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB455H1
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House with substitute (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Title replaced 20109377D-H1
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB455ER)
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 933 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0933)