IN SB0250 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Engrossed on January 24 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on January 24 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
Absentee voting. Permits a voter who is qualified to vote in person to vote by absentee ballot. Removes all other qualifications for a voter to vote by absentee ballot except for a voter with disabilities who is unable to make a voting mark on the ballot or sign the absentee ballot secrecy envelope. (Such a disabled voter is currently required to vote before an absentee voter board.)
Title
Absentee voting. Permits a voter who is qualified to vote in person to vote by absentee ballot. Removes all other qualifications for a voter to vote by absentee ballot except for a voter with disabilities who is unable to make a voting mark on the ballot or sign the absentee ballot secrecy envelope. (Such a disabled voter is currently required to vote before an absentee voter board.)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-08 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-08 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-06 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment |
| 2018-01-24 | Senate | Referred to the House |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Cosponsor: Representative Kersey |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Richardson |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 37: yeas 39, nays 10 |
| 2018-01-11 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2018-01-10 | Senate | Senators Breaux, Lanane, Melton, Niezgodski, Randolph, Stoops, Tallian, Taylor G added as coauthors |
| 2018-01-08 | Senate | Senator Ford added as second author |
| 2018-01-08 | Senate | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| 2018-01-03 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Elections |
| 2018-01-03 | Senate | Authored by Senator Mrvan |
