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2022 SESSION

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HB 439 Absentee ballots; information on proposed constitutional amendments.

Introduced by: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Absentee ballots; materials included; information on proposed constitutional amendments and referenda. Provides that whenever there is a proposed constitutional amendment or statewide referendum on the ballot, the printed instructions with the absentee ballot materials are required to include the website address where the explanation for such amendment or referendum is posted on the Department of Elections' website.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100718D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22105991D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB439ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/11/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100718D
• 01/11/22  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/03/22  House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3
• 02/04/22  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/22  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22105991D-H1
• 02/08/22  House: Read first time
• 02/09/22  House: Read second time
• 02/09/22  House: Committee substitute agreed to 22105991D-H1
• 02/09/22  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB439H1
• 02/10/22  House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/22  House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/22/22  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/22  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/22  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/22  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/22  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/22  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB439ER)
• 03/01/22  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/22  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/22  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
• 03/11/22  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 04/08/22  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 254 (effective 7/1/22)
• 04/08/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)