HB 1079: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Fullwood ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Thurston
Elections; Designates act as "Florida Voting Rights Act"; requires Attorney General or attorney of political subdivision to petition Supreme Court for review of any change in voting qualifications, prerequisites, standards, practices, or procedures; requires Supreme Court to enter judgment within specified timeframe; prohibits state or political subdivisions from enforcing change in voting before judgment is entered; provides that finding of specific intent to discriminate is not required to invalidate change; provides for judicial relief.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/24/2014 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2014 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 91 |
| 3/5/2014 | House |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 204 |
| 5/2/2014 | House |
• Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee |
