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CS/CS/HB 213: Trust in Elections Act

GENERAL BILL by Policy & Budget Council ; Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council ; Hukill ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sachs ; Heller ; Zapata ; Kendrick ; Garcia ; Llorente ; Porth ; Cusack ; Brandenburg ; Fitzgerald

Trust in Elections Act; revises requirements for supervisors re removal of deceased voters' names from statewide voter registration system; revises date on which primary election is held; authorizes use of ballot-on-demand technology to produce certain marksense ballots; provides that removal of ballot from polling place in certain circumstances is felony; requires Department of State to seek funding to pay for specified costs, etc. Amends Chs. 98, 100, 101, 104.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007 except as otherwise provided
 Last Action: 5/4/2007 House - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2007 House • Filed
    1/29/2007 House • Referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council; Policy & Budget Council
    2/7/2007 House • Referred to Ethics & Elections (EEI) by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
    3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00024; Referred to Ethics & Elections (EEI) by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council -HJ 00118
    3/30/2007 House • Referral to Ethics & Elections (EEI) revoked by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council -HJ 00311; Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
    4/13/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council, 04/17/07, 9:00 am, 404-H
    4/17/2007 House • CS by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00586
    4/23/2007 House • CS read 1st time on 04/23/07 -HJ 00575; CS filed
    4/24/2007 House • Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00639; On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/25/07, 9:00 am, 212-K
    4/25/2007 House • CS/CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 28 NAYS 0 -HJ 00706; CS read 1st time on 04/25/07 -HJ 00702; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00704
    4/27/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 00835
    5/4/2007 House • Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)

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  • CS/CS/HB 213, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/25/2007 at 5:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 537 (e2) Hukill Compare Last Action: 5/21/2007 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-30
    Location:
    H 1615 Elections Ford Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 H Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (EEI), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
    Location:
    S 958 (c1) Elections [LPCC] Constantine Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Community Affairs, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
    Location:
    S 960 (e1) Elections [LPCC] Ring Compare Last Action: 4/27/2007 S Substituted CS/HB 537 -SJ 00645; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30) -SJ 00645
    Location:
    S 962 (c1) Voting Systems [LPCC] Justice Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
    Location:
    S 1174 (c1) Electronic Voting Systems [LPCC] Dockery Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
    Location:
    S 2164 Voting Systems [LPCC] Villalobos Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
    Location:
    S 2300 Elections [LPCC] Posey Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    259811 - Amendment
    		Llorente 5/1/2007
    10:33 AM     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations.
    100.061 Primary election.
    101.151 Specifications for ballots.
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment.
    101.591 Voting system audit.
    101.6102 Mail ballot elections; limitations.
    101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure.
    101.68 Canvassing of absentee ballot.
    104.20 Ballot not to be seen, and other offenses.

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  • CS/HB 213, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/23/2007 at 8:01 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations.
    100.061 Primary election.
    101.151 Specifications for ballots.
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment.
    101.591 Voting system audit.
    101.6102 Mail ballot elections; limitations.
    101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure.
    101.68 Canvassing of absentee ballot.
    104.20 Ballot not to be seen, and other offenses.

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  • HB 213, Original Filed Version Posted 1/10/2007 at 4:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

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