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HB 251: Voter Intimidation

GENERAL BILL by Fields ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bucher ; Porth ; Taylor, P

Voter Intimidation; cites act as "Voter Protection Act"; prohibits person from using or threatening to use force, violence, or intimidation to induce or compel individual to vote or refrain from voting, to refrain from registering to vote, or to refrain from acting as election official or poll watcher; prohibits person from knowingly destroying, mutilating, or defacing voter registration form or election ballot, etc. Creates 104.0615.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
 Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2005 House • Filed
    1/25/2005 House • Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Criminal Justice (JC); Justice Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council
    3/8/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Criminal Justice (JC); Justice Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council -HJ 00030
    5/6/2005 House • Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277)

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  • HB 251, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2005 at 10:08 AM

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    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 496 (c1) Voter Intimidation Hill Similar Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277)
    Location:
    H 1567 (e2) Reagan Compare Last Action: 6/20/2005 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-277; See also HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278)
    Location:
    S 2086 (e1) Elections Posey Compare Last Action: 5/4/2005 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01074; Read second time -SJ 00919; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00920, -SJ 00933; Was taken up -SJ 01000; Substituted HB 1567 -SJ 01002; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277), HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278)
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    104.0615

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