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HB 6031: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Geller ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Edwards ; Mercado

Elections; Repeals provisions relating to write-in candidate residency requirement.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2017 House • Filed
3/6/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 246
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 246
3/16/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/20/2017 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 406
• Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 406
3/27/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 03/29/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/29/2017 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 494
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 494
3/30/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
4/4/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 558
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/5/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 584
• Passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 584
4/12/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 410
• Received -SJ 410
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Ethics and Elections