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CS/HB 709: Voting

GENERAL BILL by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee ; Drake ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fischer

Voting; Revising the definition of the term "marksense ballots" for purposes of the Florida Election Code; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to furnish monthly to the Department of State a list of persons who identified themselves as aliens; prohibiting certain organizations from placing certain signage or paraphernalia in specified locations; prohibiting certain poll workers from wearing certain items in specified locations during specified times, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/15/2017 House • Filed
    11/27/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee -HJ 63
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 63
    1/26/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
    1/30/2018 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 473
    • Now in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee -HJ 473
    2/25/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 02/26/18, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    2/26/2018 House • CS by- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 695
    2/27/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 694
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
    • CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee read 1st time -HJ 688
    3/2/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 800
    • Amendment(s) adopted (477997, 614707) -HJ 800, 801
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/5/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 859
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 107 NAYS 2 -HJ 859
    3/5/2018 Senate • In Messages
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • CS/HB 709, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2018 at 11:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1049 (c1) Poll Workers Sullivan Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Ethics and Elections
    H 1319 (c1) Voter Registration Maintenance Mariano, Fischer Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Transportation
    S 964 (c2) Voting Systems Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules
    S 1484 Poll Workers Book Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Ethics and Elections

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/5/2018 11:49 AM House 107 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 3 (pdf)
    98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony. Page 3 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 4 (pdf)
    101.5603 Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act. Page 5 (pdf)
    101.56075 Voting methods. Page 5 (pdf)
    102.014 Poll worker recruitment and training. Page 5 (pdf)
    102.021 Compensation of inspectors, clerks, and deputy sheriffs. Page 6 (pdf)
    102.031 Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities; persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas; unlawful solicitation of voters. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 709, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/27/2018 at 10:26 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1319 (c1) Voter Registration Maintenance Mariano, Fischer Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Transportation
    S 964 (c2) Voting Systems Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    614707 - Amendment
    Remove lines 37-38 and insert:
    Richardson 2/28/2018
    12:32 PM
    House: Adopted
    3/2/2018
    PDF
    477997 - Amendment
    Between lines 106 and 107, insert:
    Sullivan 2/28/2018
    3:02 PM
    House: Adopted
    3/2/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony. Page 3 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 4 (pdf)
    101.5603 Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act. Page 4 (pdf)
    101.56075 Voting methods. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 709, Original Filed Version Posted 11/15/2017 at 4:18 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2018 (pdf)
    Public Integrity and Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 964 (c2) Voting Systems Baxley Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    048663 - Amendment
    Between lines 29 and 30, insert:
    Perez 2/26/2018
    4:42 PM
    Adopted
    2/26/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5603 Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.56075 Voting methods. Page 2 (pdf)

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