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CS/HB 1461: Voter Identification

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley

Voter Identification; Deletes provision which prohibits use of address appearing on identification presented by elector at polls as basis to confirm elector's legal residence.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2012 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 145
    1/12/2012 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 216
    1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 321
    • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 321
    2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/08/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
    2/8/2012 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 573
    2/9/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 570
    2/28/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 967
    3/1/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12
    3/2/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1025
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/5/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1079
    • CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 1080
    3/5/2012 Senate • In Messages
    • Received -SJ 831
    • Referred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 831
    3/7/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 948
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 948
    • Substituted for CS/SB 1596 -SJ 948
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 948
    • Amendment(s) adopted (858632) -SJ 949
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/8/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 961
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 2 -SJ 961
    3/8/2012 House • In returning messages
    3/9/2012 House • Died in returning Messages

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  • CS/HB 1461, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/9/2012 at 9:01 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1596 (c1) Elections Diaz de la Portilla Compare Last Action: 3/7/2012 S Laid on Table -SJ 948
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    858632 - Amendment
    Between lines 28 and 29 insert:
    Negron 3/5/2012
    5:12 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    3/7/2012
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 557637 - Amendment to Amendment (858632)
    Between lines 14 and 15 of the amendment, insert:
    Thurston 3/8/2012
    12:31 PM
    PDF
    835184 - Amendment
    Between lines 28 and 29 insert:
    Smith 3/6/2012
    6:32 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012
    Web Page
    PDF
    599034 - Amendment
    Between lines 28 and 29 insert:
    Smith 3/6/2012
    6:49 PM
    Senate: Ruled Out of Order
    3/7/2012
    Web Page
    PDF
    743368 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete line 2 and insert:
    Smith 3/6/2012
    6:50 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/5/2012 2:43 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/8/2012 9:04 AM Senate 36 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.043 Identification required at polls.

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  • HB 1461, Original Filed Version Posted 1/10/2012 at 10:21 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2012 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2012 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    043191 - Amendment
    Remove lines 17-20 and insert:
    Clemens 2/7/2012
    6:13 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/8/2012
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.043 Identification required at polls.

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