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CS/SB 1494: Write-in Candidate Qualifying

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Rader

Write-in Candidate Qualifying; Repealing a requirement that all write-in candidates must reside within the district represented by the office sought at the time of qualification, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2017 Senate • Filed
    3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 198
    3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 198
    3/23/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/28/17, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/28/2017 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 258
    3/29/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 269
    3/30/2017 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 258
    4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    4/17/2017 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
    4/18/2017 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 424
    4/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/28/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 1494, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/29/2017 at 3:14 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2017 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/27/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/28/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6031 Elections Geller Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/17/2017 4:00 PM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2017 10:30 AM Rules 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.0615 Write-in candidate residency requirements. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1494, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2017 at 1:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2017 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6031 Elections Geller Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    252634 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete line 2 and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Rader)     		3/27/2017
    11:30 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/29/2017     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/28/2017 3:00 PM Ethics and Elections 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    99.0615 Write-in candidate residency requirements. Page 1 (pdf)

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