HB 1479 IN
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Summary
Provides that the county election board may adopt a resolution authorizing the circuit court clerk to use the office of the circuit court clerk or establish a satellite office to permit voters to cast absentee ballots for at least four hours on the third Saturday preceding election day.
Sponsors (3)
- Timothy Wesco Republican · author
- Jon Ford · sponsor
- Greg Walker Republican · sponsor
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Zach Payne Republican · coauthor
- Cherrish Pryor Democratic · coauthor
- Tonya Pfaff Democratic · coauthor
- Fady Qaddoura Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (24)
- Jan 14, 2021 Coauthored by Representative Payne · lower
- Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Wesco · lower
- Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
- Feb 1, 2021 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 4, 2021 Amendment #1 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 68: yeas 29, nays 61 · lower
- Feb 4, 2021 Amendment #2 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 69: yeas 26, nays 64 · lower
- Feb 4, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 8, 2021 Representatives Pryor and Pfaff added as coauthors · lower
- Feb 8, 2021 Senate sponsors: Senators Ford Jon and Walker G · lower
- Feb 8, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 92: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
- Feb 9, 2021 Referred to the Senate · lower
- Feb 23, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
- Mar 15, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Mar 15, 2021 Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor · upper
- Mar 22, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Mar 23, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 268: yeas 45, nays 4 · upper
- Mar 24, 2021 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
- Mar 31, 2021 Motion to concur filed · lower
- Apr 5, 2021 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 358: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
- Apr 7, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Apr 8, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Apr 22, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 23, 2021 Public Law 118 · lower
- Apr 23, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
CIRCUIT COURTS AND COURT OFFICERSELECTIONS generallyELECTIONS, Absent Voters
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