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CS/CS/SB 744: Addresses of Legal Residence

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Ethics and Elections ; Bean

Addresses of Legal Residence; Requiring a complete voter registration application to include the applicant’s address of legal residence; specifying that an applicant’s failure to include additional distinguishing information on an application does not affect his or her qualifications to register or vote; providing that a list of valid addresses maintained by a supervisor of elections include certain additional distinguishing information, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 2/18/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 541 (Ch. 2016-23) -SJ 416
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/4/2015 Senate • Filed
    11/18/2015 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 55
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 55
    1/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/20/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/20/2016 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 222
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 228
    1/21/2016 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    1/27/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/01/16, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/1/2016 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 291
    2/2/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 298
    2/3/2016 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 291
    2/5/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/10/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 344
    2/11/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/18/16
    2/18/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 416
    • Substituted HB 541 -SJ 416
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 541 (Ch. 2016-23) -SJ 416

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  • CS/CS/SB 744, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/2/2016 at 9:02 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 541 (er) Addresses of Legal Residence Spano Similar Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-23
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2016 10:00 AM Rules 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 2 (pdf)
    97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 3 (pdf)
    98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 744, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/20/2016 at 5:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2016 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 541 (e1) Addresses of Legal Residence Spano Similar Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-23
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    199030 - Amendment
    Between lines 100 and 101 insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Brandes)
    1/29/2016
    3:31 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/1/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/1/2016 1:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 1 (pdf)
    97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 3 (pdf)
    98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 744, Original Filed Version Posted 11/4/2015 at 9:31 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/19/2016 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 541 Addresses of Legal Residence Spano Similar Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-23
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    379882 - Amendment
    Delete line 33 and insert:
    Ethics and Elections
    (Clemens)
    1/19/2016
    2:17 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/20/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/20/2016 10:00 AM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 1 (pdf)
    97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 3 (pdf)
    98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties. Page 3 (pdf)

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