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CS/HB 217: Elections/Soliciting Pledges/Surveys

GENERAL BILL by Election Reform ; Putnam ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dockery ; Burroughs ; Byrd ; Feeney ; Culp ; Morroni ; Lynn ; Constantine ; Harrington ; Fasano ; Murman ; Argenziano ; Crist

Elections/Soliciting Pledges/Surveys; prohibits state agencies from soliciting pledges or authorizing or conducting polls or surveys re candidacies for public office; exempts polls or surveys conducted by institutions of higher learning for research purposes. Amends 106.17.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Executive Business, Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/13/1997 House • Prefiled
1/23/1997 House • Referred to Election Reform (GRC)
3/4/1997 House • Introduced, referred to Election Reform (GRC) -HJ 00060
3/5/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (GRC), 03/11/97, 1:30 pm, 212-HOB
3/11/1997 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS by Election Reform (GRC) -HJ 00200
3/13/1997 House • CS read first time on 03/13/97 -HJ 00197; Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00200
3/18/1997 House • Available for Consent Calendar
4/1/1997 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00344, -HJ 00355; CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 00355
4/2/1997 Senate • In Messages
4/7/1997 Senate • Received, referred to Executive Business, Ethics and Elections; Governmental Reform and Oversight -SJ 00399
5/2/1997 Senate • Upon adjournment in Senate Executive Business, Ethics and Elections, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar
3/5/1998 House • Available for Consent Calendar
3/17/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00215; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00215; Read third time -HJ 00215; CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 00215
3/18/1998 Senate • In Messages
3/19/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Executive Business, Ethics and Elections; Governmental Reform and Oversight -SJ 00235
5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Executive Business, Ethics and Elections