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CS/SB 1596: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections ; Diaz de la Portilla ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz

Elections; Removing a provision prohibiting the use of the address appearing on the identification presented by an elector as a basis for confirming the elector’s legal residence; requiring that tickets and advertising for campaign fund raisers comply with the requirements for political advertisements; revising the information that is required to appear on a bank account for the deposit of funds received by a campaign treasurer for a candidate or political committee; revising the information that is required to appear on bank account checks of candidates or political committees; revising the information that is used to determine whether debit cards are considered bank checks, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/7/2012 Senate - Laid on Table -SJ 948
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2012 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 221
    • Introduced -SJ 221
    1/18/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, 01/23/12, 5:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/23/2012 Senate • CS by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 265
    1/24/2012 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 265
    • CS by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 276
    1/25/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/30/12, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/30/2012 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 300
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 300
    2/28/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/12
    3/1/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12
    3/2/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/12
    3/5/2012 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/12
    3/7/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 948
    • Amendment(s) adopted (177834) -SJ 948
    • Substituted CS/HB 1461 (Died in House returning Messages) -SJ 948
    • Laid on Table -SJ 948

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  • CS/SB 1596, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/24/2012 at 12:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2012 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1177 Campaign Financing Ingram Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    Location: In committee/council (EE)     		Track This Bill
    H 1461 (c1) Voter Identification Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from Senate     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    110882 - Amendment
    Between lines 21 and 22 insert:     		Rules
    (Smith)     		1/30/2012
    11:15 AM     		Unfavorable
    1/30/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    139940 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Rules
    (Negron)     		1/30/2012
    7:49 AM     		Unfavorable
    1/30/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    928620 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Rules
    (Smith)     		1/30/2012
    11:16 AM     		Withdrawn
    1/30/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 883260 - Amendment to Amendment (928620)
    Delete lines 5 - 48 and insert:     		Rules
    (Smith)     		1/30/2012
    4:25 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/30/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    830122 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Rules
    (Smith)     		1/30/2012
    11:16 AM     		Withdrawn
    1/30/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (7)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    907994 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Smith 2/29/2012
    4:34 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    636986 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Smith 2/29/2012
    4:34 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    311622 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Smith 2/29/2012
    4:34 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 785182 - Substitute Amendment (311622)
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Smith 3/1/2012
    9:22 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/1/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    862970 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Smith 2/29/2012
    4:34 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    225540 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Negron 2/29/2012
    4:51 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    177834 - Amendment
    Delete lines 40 - 113.     		Diaz de la Portilla 3/5/2012
    8:36 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/30/2012 1:00 PM Rules 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.043 Identification required at polls. Page 1 (pdf)
    106.025 Campaign fund raisers. Page 2 (pdf)
    106.05 Deposit of contributions; statement of campaign treasurer. Page 2 (pdf)
    106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and political committees. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 1596, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2012 at 12:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/20/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1177 Campaign Financing Ingram Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    Location: In committee/council (EE)     		Track This Bill
    H 1461 Voter Identification Gaetz Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from Senate     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    257664 - Amendment
    Between lines 21 and 22 insert:     		Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    (Smith)     		1/23/2012
    4:27 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    1/24/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    577472 - Amendment
    Delete lines 28 - 31 and insert:     		Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    (Joyner)     		1/23/2012
    4:50 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/24/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    249118 - Amendment
    Between lines 39 and 40 insert:     		Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    (Smith)     		1/23/2012
    4:27 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    1/24/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/23/2012 5:00 PM Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections 13 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.043 Identification required at polls.
    106.025 Campaign fund raisers.
    106.05 Deposit of contributions; statement of campaign treasurer.
    106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and political committees.

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