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CS/CS/HB 1589: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Brown

Elections; revises duties of Secretary of State & Dept. of State re election laws; revises oath taken by person registering to vote; revises voter registration procedure by HSMV; deletes provisions re second primary; establishes statewide voter registration system; provides for contribution limits to statewide candidates; makes it third-degree felony to participate in certain exchanges associated with voting by absentee ballot, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 01/01/2006 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/20/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-278; See also HB 1591 (Ch. 2005-279), HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00140
3/21/2005 House • Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council -HJ 00253
3/28/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (SAC), 03/30/05, 3:30 pm, 306-H
3/30/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Ethics & Elections (SAC); YEAS 6 NAYS 4 -HJ 00461
4/7/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00461; On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC), 04/11/05, 4:15 pm, Reed Hall
4/11/2005 House • Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 00486; 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 6 NAYS 3 -HJ 00563
4/15/2005 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b)
4/17/2005 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00563
4/20/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 00585
4/26/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/27/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 00719; Read second time -HJ 00806; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00808; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00829
4/28/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 00999; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01000; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 01000; Passed as amended; YEAS 81 NAYS 36 -HJ 01003
4/28/2005 Senate • In Messages
4/29/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00749
5/3/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00853; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 2176 -SJ 00854; Read second time -SJ 00854; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00854
5/4/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01060; Passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 5 -SJ 01061
5/4/2005 House • In returning messages
5/5/2005 House • Was taken up -HJ 01380; Concurred -HJ 01381; Passed as amended; YEAS 77 NAYS 38 -HJ 01398; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01398
6/14/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-278; See also HB 1591 (Ch. 2005-279), HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277)