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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2198 Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards, qualification of voters.
Introduced by: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards; qualification of voters. Provides that in a locality that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the governing body or school board, the member elected from each district or ward is to be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102650D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103129D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/21 House: Substitute bill reprinted 21103129D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21200645D-S1 (DeSteph) pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/13/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102650D
- 01/13/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/14/21 House: Assigned P & E sub: Voting Rights
- 01/20/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103129D-H1
- 01/27/21 House: Substitute bill reprinted 21103129D-H1
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 01/29/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103129D-H1
- 01/29/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2198H1
- 02/01/21 House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
- 02/01/21 House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/21 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/21 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/23/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/21 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21200645D-S1 (DeSteph)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/21 Senate: Substitute by Senator DeSteph rejected 21200645D-S1 (18-Y 20-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/26/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER)
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (effective 1/1/22)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)