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HB 493: Voter Registration

GENERAL BILL by Fiorentino ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cantens ; Melvin ; Bean ; Gannon ; Stansel ; McGriff ; Smith ; Brown ; Brummer ; Fasano ; Kendrick ; Byrd

Voter Registration; authorizes private individuals & groups to reproduce voter registration applications under certain conditions; requires HSMV to forward copies of unsigned voter registration applications within specified period to appropriate supervisors of elections; requires voter registration ID cards to have name, rather than signature, of supervisor of elections; provides for update of voter signatures, etc. Amends Ch. 97, 98.0977; creates 98.077.

Effective Date: 04/25/2002
Last Action: 4/25/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-189
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/26/2001 House • Prefiled
12/17/2001 House • Referred to Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); State Administration (SGC); Procedural & Redistricting Council
1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); State Administration (SGC); Procedural & Redistricting Council -HJ 00037; On Committee agenda-- Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC), 01/23/02, 8:30 am, 404-H
1/23/2002 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00137
1/24/2002 House • Now in State Administration (SGC) -HJ 00137
1/28/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- State Administration (SGC), 01/30/02, 1:00 pm, 306-H
1/30/2002 House • Favorable by State Administration (SGC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -HJ 00190
2/1/2002 House • Now in Procedural & Redistricting Council -HJ 00190
2/12/2002 House • On Council agenda-- Procedural & Redistricting Council, 02/14/02, 10:15 am, 404-H
2/14/2002 House • Favorable by- Procedural & Redistricting Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00271
2/19/2002 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00271
3/14/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01238; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01239
3/20/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 02195; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 02195; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 02196
3/20/2002 Senate • In Messages
3/21/2002 Senate • Received, referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations -SJ 01487; Immediately withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Appropriations -SJ 01435; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1300 -SJ 01435; Read second and third times -SJ 01435; Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 01435
3/21/2002 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 02761
4/10/2002 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/25/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-189