Independent candidates; clarification of definition of 'time of filing for the office.' (SB153)
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Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Elections; form of ballot; order of independent candidates. Defines "time of filing for the office" for purposes of determining the order on the ballot of independent candidates as the time at which the candidate has filed his petition signature pages with a number of signatures at least equal to the number required by law for the office for which he is seeking election. For offices for which no petition is required, the "time of filing for the office" is defined as the time at which the candidate has filed his completed statement of qualification. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/28/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102930D |
12/28/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/22/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB153) |
01/23/2018 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2018 | Read second time |
01/26/2018 | Reading of amendments waived |
01/26/2018 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/26/2018 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB153E |
01/26/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18102930D-E |
01/29/2018 | Passed by temporarily |
01/29/2018 | Passed by for the day |
01/30/2018 | Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2018 | Passed by for the day |
01/31/2018 | Read second time |
01/31/2018 | Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2018 | Committee amendments rejected |
01/31/2018 | Amendments #1,#2,#3 by Senator Surovell withdrawn |
01/31/2018 | Reading of amendments waived |
01/31/2018 | Amendments #4, #5 by Senator Surovell agreed to |
01/31/2018 | Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB153E2 |
01/31/2018 | Printed as reengrossed 18102930D-E2 |
02/01/2018 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/05/2018 | Read first time |
02/05/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/06/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB153E2) |
02/08/2018 | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2 |
02/22/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 2-N) |
03/02/2018 | Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (6-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2018 | Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections |
03/05/2018 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (10-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2018 | Read second time |
03/08/2018 | Read third time |
03/08/2018 | Committee amendment agreed to |
03/08/2018 | Engrossed by House as amended |
03/08/2018 | Passed House with amendment (86-Y 10-N 1-A) |
03/08/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 10-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2018 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2018 | Enrolled |
03/10/2018 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB153ER) |
03/10/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB153ER) |
03/12/2018 | Signed by President |
03/20/2018 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018 |
03/20/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
03/29/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 537 (effective 7/1/18) |
03/29/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537) |