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CS/HB 497: Paid Petition Circulators

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee ; Dorworth ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hasner ; Murzin ; O'Toole ; Plakon ; Schultz ; Stargel ; Williams, T.

Paid Petition Circulators; Provides registration & training requirements for paid petition circulators; prohibits compensation to those not properly registered; provides circumstances under which registration & initiative petitions become invalid; establishes procedures for signing replacement initiative petitions; prohibits registration for individuals with certain criminal offenses; requires possession of evidence of registration, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2009 House • Filed
2/12/2009 House • Referred to Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Policy Council
3/3/2009 House • Introduced, referred to Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Policy Council -HJ 00046
3/16/2009 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA), 03/18/09, 9:00 am, 306-H
3/18/2009 House • Favorable by Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA); YEAS 9 NAYS 3 -HJ 00226; Now in Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP) -HJ 00226
3/20/2009 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP), 03/24/09, 8:00 am, 12-H
3/24/2009 House • CS by Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -HJ 00285
3/27/2009 House • CS read 1st time on 03/27/09 -HJ 00283; CS filed
4/3/2009 House • CS referred to Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council -HJ 00356; Now in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council
5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council