CS/CS/HB 1261: Election Ballots
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; State Affairs Committee ; Corcoran ; Legg ; Young ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins
Election Ballots; Revises terminology relating to election ballots; transfers to new subsection requirements applicable to joint resolutions; provides that joint resolution may include ballot summary or alternate ballot summaries, listed in order of preference, describing chief purpose of amendment or revision in clear & unambiguous language; requires joint resolution to specify placement on ballot of ballot title & either ballot summary embodied in joint resolution or full text of proposed amendment or revision, etc.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/4/2011 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/8/2011 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 114 |
| 3/14/2011 | House |
• Referred to State Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 220 |
| 4/5/2011 | House |
• PCS on Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/07/11, 8:00 am, Morris Hall |
| 4/7/2011 | House |
• CS by State Affairs Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 5 -HJ 601 |
| 4/8/2011 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 600 • CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 598 |
| 4/12/2011 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/14/11, 9:00 am, 404 HOB |
| 4/14/2011 | House |
• CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -HJ 660 |
| 4/15/2011 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • Placed on Calendar -HJ 671 • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 658 |
| 4/18/2011 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/20/11 |
| 4/20/2011 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 713 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/21/2011 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 750 • CS passed; YEAS 79 NAYS 38 -HJ 751 |
| 4/26/2011 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 5/7/2011 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40) |
