CS/CS/HB 1325: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee ; Renner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caldwell
Elections; Revises definition of "marksense ballots"; revises provisions relating to elections, including candidate qualifications, official time of closing of polls, elector assistance, polling room or early voting area layout, election officials, & ballot requirements; requires officer who qualifies for federal public office to resign from office he or she presently holds if terms, or any part thereof, run concurrently; provides registration requirements for persons seeking to qualify for election as a candidate with no party affiliation; provides additional means by which certain candidates may pay qualifying fee; requires governing body of municipality to determine date on which initial & runoff elections for municipal office are held & provides options therefor; preempts to state authority to establish election dates for municipal elections; provides requirements for municipal recall election dates; repeals provisions relating to change of dates for cause in municipal elections; extends terms of incumbent elected municipal officers until next municipal election.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/6/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 135 |
| 3/10/2017 | House |
• Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 350 |
| 3/24/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall |
| 3/28/2017 | House |
• CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 494 |
| 3/29/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 487 |
| 3/30/2017 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • CS referred to Government Accountability Committee -HJ 519 • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 519 |
| 4/17/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/19/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall |
| 4/19/2017 | House |
• CS/CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 -HJ 787 |
| 4/20/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • CS/CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time -HJ 782 |
| 4/21/2017 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 792 |
| 4/24/2017 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17 |
| 4/27/2017 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 938 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/28/2017 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 971 • Amendment(s) adopted (951695) -HJ 971 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 93 NAYS 24 -HJ 971 |
| 4/28/2017 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/30/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 610 |
| 5/1/2017 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 610 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 938 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 938 • Substituted for SB 1160 -SJ 938 • Read 2nd time -SJ 938 • Amendment(s) adopted (918094) -SJ 940 • Placed on 3rd reading • Read 3rd time -SJ 943, 944 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 944 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• In returning messages • Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede -HJ 1221, 1222 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• In returning messages • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in returning Messages |
544037 - Amendment to Amendment (273743)