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History for 78(R) HB 54 by Wolens

Last Action:
06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Relating to certain early voting by mail procedures and to the prevention of voting fraud generally; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Wolens | Denny | Madden
Coauthor:
Harper-Brown | Mercer | Riddle | Wong
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Subjects:
Elections--Early Voting (I0260)
POSTAL SERVICE (S0143)
Companion:
SB 1848 by Shapiro, Similar
House Committee:
Elections
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:
State Affairs
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Actions are in ascending date order.
Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      11/12/2002    
H   Read first time      02/03/2003     198
H   Referred to Elections      02/03/2003     198
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      02/26/2003    
H   Considered in public hearing      02/26/2003    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      02/26/2003    
H   Testimony taken in committee      02/26/2003    
H   Left pending in committee      02/26/2003    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      03/05/2003    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/05/2003    
H   Testimony taken in committee      03/05/2003    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/05/2003    
H   Amendment(s) considered in committee      03/05/2003    
H   Left pending in committee      03/05/2003    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/12/2003    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/12/2003    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/12/2003    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/17/2003     660
H   Committee report printed and distributed       03/17/2003   06:30 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/18/2003    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/03/2003    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      04/08/2003    
H   Read 2nd time      04/08/2003     1276
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-Hodge   04/08/2003     1276
H   Amendment to amendment offered   2-Wolens   04/08/2003     1277
H   Motion to table withdrawn      04/08/2003     1277
H   Amendment to amendment withdrawn   2-Wolens   04/08/2003     1277
H   Amendment withdrawn   1-Hodge   04/08/2003     1277
H   Amended   3-Hodge, Keel   04/08/2003     1277
H   Amendment tabled   4-Thompson   04/08/2003     1278
H   Amendment tabled   5-Thompson   04/08/2003     1278
H   Amendment tabled   6-Dutton   04/08/2003     1278
H   Amended   7-Giddings   04/08/2003     1279
H   Amendment tabled   8-Coleman   04/08/2003     1279
H   Amendment tabled   9-Coleman   04/08/2003     1279
H   Record vote   RV#178   04/08/2003     1280
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/08/2003     1281
H   Amended   10-Bohac   04/08/2003     1281
H   Amendment tabled   11-Dutton   04/08/2003     1281
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      04/08/2003     1282
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/08/2003     1283
H   Record vote   RV#179   04/08/2003     1283
H   Read 3rd time      04/09/2003     1306
H   Passed      04/09/2003     1306
H   Reported engrossed       04/09/2003   04:08 PM  1372
S   Received from the House      04/10/2003     927
S   Read first time      04/14/2003     969
S   Referred to State Affairs      04/14/2003     969
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/15/2003    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/15/2003    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/15/2003    
S   Left pending in committee      05/15/2003    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/19/2003    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/19/2003    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/21/2003     2062
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/21/2003    
S   Committee report printed and distributed       05/22/2003   10:02 AM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/24/2003    
S   Rules suspended      05/26/2003     2413
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/26/2003     2413
S   Three day rule suspended      05/26/2003     2414
S   Record vote      05/26/2003     2414
S   Read 3rd time      05/26/2003     2414
S   Passed      05/26/2003     2414
S   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2003     2414
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/26/2003     4151
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/26/2003   05:20 PM 
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/28/2003     4486
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/28/2003     4487
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/28/2003     3220
H   Reported enrolled       05/29/2003   08:15 AM  5466
H   Signed in the House      05/29/2003     4861
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2003     4361
E   Sent to the Governor      05/31/2003     6608
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2003     6671
E   Effective on 9/1/03      06/20/2003