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CS/CS/HB 1471: Petition Fraud/Voter Protection Act

GENERAL BILL by Goodlette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Brummer ; Cannon ; Carroll ; Kottkamp ; Pickens ; Sansom ; Stargel

Petition Fraud/Voter Protection Act; provides for certain petitions to be verified by certain method; requires certain provisions to be satisfied before signature on petition may be counted; revises requirements for placement of constitutional amendments proposed by initiative on ballot for general election; provides for regulation of initiative petition circulators, etc. Amends Chs. 99, 100, 101, 104.

Effective Date: 08/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/7/2005 House • Filed
3/8/2005 House • Introduced -HJ 00128
3/18/2005 House • Referred to Judiciary (JC); Justice Council; Original reference(s)- removed: Judiciary (JC); Justice Council; Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); State Administration Council -HJ 00233
4/4/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (SAC), 04/06/05, 1:00 pm, 306-H
4/6/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Ethics & Elections (SAC); YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -HJ 00486
4/11/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in State Administration Council -HJ 00486; On Council agenda-- State Administration Council, 04/13/05, 3:15 pm, Morris Hall
4/13/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- State Administration Council; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00563
4/15/2005 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00563
4/19/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00554; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00555; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00556
4/20/2005 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00582
4/21/2005 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00594
4/22/2005 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00621
4/26/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 00686; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00686; Passed as amended; YEAS 96 NAYS 22 -HJ 00690
4/26/2005 Senate • In Messages
4/28/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Government Efficiency Appropriations -SJ 00705
5/2/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Government Efficiency Appropriations -SJ 00774; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1996 -SJ 00775; Read second time -SJ 00774; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00806
5/6/2005 Senate • Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278)