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HB 521: Vote-by-Mail Ballots

GENERAL BILL by Davis

Vote-by-Mail Ballots; Authorizes absent elector to personally deliver his or her vote-by-mail ballot to early voting site during specified hours; requires Division of Elections to adopt rules.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2017 House • Filed
2/6/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 69
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 69
3/16/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/20/2017 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 403
• Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 403
3/27/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 03/29/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/29/2017 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 492
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 492
3/30/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
4/4/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 558
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/5/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 584
• Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 584
4/12/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 408
• Received -SJ 408
5/3/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 715
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 715
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 726 -SJ 715
• Read 2nd time -SJ 715
• Amendment(s) adopted (193534) -SJ 715
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/5/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 902
• Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 902
5/5/2017 House • In returning messages
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in returning Messages