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CS/SB 1494: Write-in Candidate Qualifying

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Rader

Write-in Candidate Qualifying; Repealing a requirement that all write-in candidates must reside within the district represented by the office sought at the time of qualification, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died on Calendar
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
3/2/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 198
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 198
3/23/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/28/17, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/28/2017 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 258
3/29/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 269
3/30/2017 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 258
4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
4/17/2017 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
4/18/2017 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 424
4/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/28/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar