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2022 SESSION
HB 205 Election officials, state and local; acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited, etc.
Introduced by: H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
State and local elections officials; acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited. Prohibits state and local elections officials from soliciting, accepting, using, or disposing of any moneys, grants, property, or services given by a private individual or nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding voter education and outreach programs, voter registration programs, or any other expense incurred in the conduct of elections. The bill specifically provides that it is not a violation of this prohibition to (i) operate a polling place or voter satellite office in a facility furnished by a private individual or nongovernmental entity or (ii) accept a federal government grant funded in whole or part by donations from private individuals or nongovernmental entities. This bill is identical to SB 80.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103013D pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107257D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB205ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/10/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103013D
- 01/10/22 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/24/22 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/26/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/22 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Read first time
- 02/09/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/22 House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/11/22 House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 03/01/22 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107257D-S1
- 03/02/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/03/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22107257D-S1
- 03/03/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB205S1
- 03/03/22 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 22107257D-S1 (50-Y 47-N)
- 03/07/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 47-N)
- 03/10/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB205ER)
- 03/10/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697)