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SB 582: Write-in Candidate Qualifying

GENERAL BILL by Rader

Write-in Candidate Qualifying; Repealing provisions relating to write-in candidate residency requirements; 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: 3/8/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6009 (Ch. 2018-141) -SJ 909
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
    10/20/2017 Senate • Filed
    11/2/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 47
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
    2/8/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/13/2018 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
    2/14/2018 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 347
    2/15/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/20/18, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/20/2018 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
    • Now in Rules -SJ 374
    2/21/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/18, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    2/28/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/01/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/1/2018 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 564
    3/2/2018 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 564
    3/6/2018 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967
    3/8/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 909
    • Substituted HB 6009 -SJ 909
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6009 (Ch. 2018-141) -SJ 909

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  • SB 582, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/20/2017 at 3:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2018 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2018 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/19/2018 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2018 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2018 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/1/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6009 (er) Write-In Candidates Geller Identical Last Action: 4/2/2018 Chapter No. 2018-141 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/13/2018 2:00 PM Ethics and Elections 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/20/2018 1:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/1/2018 9:00 AM Rules 12 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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