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HB 521: Vote-by-Mail Ballots

GENERAL BILL by Davis

Vote-by-Mail Ballots; Authorizes absent elector to personally deliver his or her vote-by-mail ballot to early voting site during specified hours; requires Division of Elections to adopt rules.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/24/2017 House • Filed
    2/6/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 69
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 69
    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 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 403
    • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 403
    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 492
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 492
    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 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 584
    4/12/2017 Senate • In Messages
    4/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 408
    • Received -SJ 408
    5/3/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 715
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 715
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 726 -SJ 715
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 715
    • Amendment(s) adopted (193534) -SJ 715
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/5/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 902
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 902
    5/5/2017 House • In returning messages
    • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in returning Messages

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  • HB 521, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/24/2017 at 12:38 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2017 (pdf)
    Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 726 (c2) Vote-by-mail Ballots Powell Similar Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table -SJ 715

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    193534 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Powell 5/3/2017
    10:47 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    5/3/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/5/2017 7:32 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2017 11:58 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.64 Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form. Page 1 (pdf)

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