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HB 541: Addresses of Legal Residence

GENERAL BILL by Spano ; Murphy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Edwards ; Raburn

Addresses of Legal Residence; Defining the term "address of legal residence"; requiring a voter registration application to include the applicant's address of legal residence and certain additional distinguishing information; specifying that an applicant's failure to include such distinguishing information on a voter registration application does not affect his or her qualifications to register or vote or cast a ballot; providing that a list of valid addresses maintained by a supervisor of elections include certain additional distinguishing information, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/9/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-23
Bill Text: PDF

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/3/2015	House	• Filed
11/16/2015	House	• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 47
11/24/2015	House	• On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 12/02/15, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
12/2/2015	House	• Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 164 • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 164
1/11/2016	House	• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 01/13/16, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/12/2016	House	• Introduced -HJ 47
1/13/2016	House	• Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 217 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 217
1/22/2016	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/26/16
1/26/2016	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 279 • Amendment(s) failed (860503) -HJ 279 • Placed on 3rd reading
1/27/2016	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 298 • Amendment(s) adopted (477721) -HJ 299 • Passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 299
2/3/2016	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 320
2/9/2016	Senate	• Received -SJ 320
2/18/2016	Senate	• Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 416 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 416 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 744 -SJ 416 • Read 2nd time -SJ 416 • Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2016	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 442 • Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
2/24/2016	House	• Ordered enrolled -HJ 591
3/1/2016		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 640
3/8/2016		• Approved by Governor -HJ 928
3/9/2016		• Chapter No. 2016-23

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HB 541, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2016 at 8:27 AM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 744 (c2)	Addresses of Legal Residence	Bean	Similar	Last Action: 2/18/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 541 (Ch. 2016-23) -SJ 416 Location: Laid on Table

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
97.021	Definitions.	Page 1 (pdf)
97.053	Acceptance of voter registration applications.	Page 2 (pdf)
97.057	Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.	Page 4 (pdf)
98.015	Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.	Page 4 (pdf)

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HB 541, Engrossed 1 Posted 1/27/2016 at 6:35 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 744 (c2)	Addresses of Legal Residence	Bean	Similar	Last Action: 2/18/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 541 (Ch. 2016-23) -SJ 416 Location: Laid on Table

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
2/23/2016 10:08 AM	Senate	34 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
97.021	Definitions.	Page 1 (pdf)
97.053	Acceptance of voter registration applications.	Page 2 (pdf)
97.057	Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.	Page 4 (pdf)
98.015	Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.	Page 4 (pdf)

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HB 541, Original Filed Version Posted 11/3/2015 at 1:36 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2016 (pdf) State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2016 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 744 (c1)	Addresses of Legal Residence	Bean	Similar	Last Action: 2/18/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 541 (Ch. 2016-23) -SJ 416 Location: Laid on Table

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
592749 - Amendment Remove line 33 and insert:	Murphy	1/12/2016 5:58 PM	Failed to Adopt 1/13/2016	PDF

Floor Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
860503 - Amendment Remove line 33 and insert:	Murphy	1/25/2016 10:09 AM	House: Failed 1/26/2016	PDF
477721 - Amendment Remove lines 33-90 and insert:	Spano	1/27/2016 5:04 PM	House: Adopted 1/27/2016	PDF

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
1/27/2016 5:17 PM	House	119 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
97.021	Definitions.	Page 1 (pdf)
97.053	Acceptance of voter registration applications.	Page 2 (pdf)
97.057	Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.	Page 3 (pdf)
98.015	Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.	Page 4 (pdf)

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