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SB 856 Elections, State Board of; increasing membership, staggering terms, role and eligibility, report.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
State Board of Elections; increasing membership ; Commissioner of Elections; role and eligibility; report. Increases the membership of the State Board of Elections from three members to five members. Representation is given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth at the preceding gubernatorial election, with three Board members being of the party of the Governor. Terms are initially staggered. The bill provides that a Commissioner of Elections, who acts as the principal administrative officer of the Department of Elections, shall be appointed by the Governor. Persons engaging in certain partisan activities, persons related to persons engaging in certain partisan activities, and persons related to members of the State Board are prohibited from serving as the Commissioner of Elections. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 236.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103597D pdf | impact statement
- 01/08/20 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 20103597D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20103597D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB856ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103597D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/08/20 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 20103597D
- 01/28/20 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (11-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/31/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/31/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB856E
- 01/31/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20103597D-E
- 02/03/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-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: Constitutional Amendments
- 02/17/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (18-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/24/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/25/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House (91-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 7-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB856ER)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 619 (effective 1/1/21)
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619)