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History for 82(R) SB 14 by Fraser

Last Action:
05/27/2011 E See remarks for effective date
Senate E&E Draft:
2011S0078-1
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Relating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Fraser | Birdwell | Carona | Deuell | Duncan | Eltife | Estes | Harris | Hegar | Huffman | Jackson | Nelson | Nichols | Ogden | Patrick | Seliger | Shapiro | Wentworth | Williams
Sponsor:
Harless | Taylor, Larry | Pena | Truitt | Smith, Todd
Cosponsor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | Brown | Burkett | Button | Cain | Callegari | Carter | Christian | Cook | Craddick | Creighton | Crownover | Darby | Davis, John | Davis, Sarah | Driver | Eissler | Elkins | Fletcher | Flynn | Frullo | Geren | Gonzales, Larry | Gooden | Hamilton | Hancock | Hardcastle | Hilderbran | Hopson | Howard, Charlie | Huberty | Hughes | Hunter | Isaac | Keffer | King, Phil | King, Susan | Kolkhorst | Kuempel | Landtroop | Larson | Laubenberg | Lavender | Legler | Lewis | Madden | Margo | Miller, Sid | Morrison | Murphy | Nash | Orr | Otto | Parker | Patrick, Diane | Paxton | Perry | Phillips | Pitts | Price | Riddle | Ritter | Schwertner | Scott | Sheets | Sheffield | Shelton | Smith, Wayne | Solomons | Taylor, Van | Weber | White | Woolley | Workman | Zedler | Zerwas
Subjects:
Elections--Administration (I0277)
Elections--General (I0310)
Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)
IDENTIFICATION CARDS (S0074)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
Companion:
HB 248 by Chisum, Similar
HB 250 by Hilderbran, Similar
Remarks:
This Act takes effect January 1, 2012, except Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 22, and 24, take effect September 1, 2011.
Senate Committee:
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=20   Nays=12   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=6   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Conferees:
Appointed (04/05/2011) Fraser (Chair) | Birdwell | Huffman | Van de Putte | Williams
House Conferees:
Appointed (04/08/2011) Harless (Chair) | Aliseda | Bonnen | Truitt | Veasey
Actions are in ascending date order.
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/12/2011    
 Filed      01/12/2011    
 Read first time       01/24/2011     54
 Referred to Committee of the Whole       01/24/2011     54
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       01/24/2011    
 No action taken in committee      01/24/2011    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       01/25/2011    
 Considered in public hearing       01/25/2011    
 Testimony taken in committee       01/25/2011    
 Set as special order       01/25/2011     99
 Record vote       01/25/2011     99
 Reported favorably w/o amendments       01/25/2011     99
 Committee report printed and distributed       01/25/2011   09:24 PM 
 Motion to suspend rules       01/26/2011     110
 Motion withdrawn       01/26/2011     112
 Rules suspended       01/26/2011     112
 Read 2nd time       01/26/2011     112
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Watson   01/26/2011     112
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     113
 Record vote       01/26/2011     113
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Davis   01/26/2011     114
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     114
 Record vote       01/26/2011     114
 Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Gallegos   01/26/2011     114
 Amended       01/26/2011     115
 Vote recorded in Journal       01/26/2011     115
 Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Lucio   01/26/2011     115
 Amendment withdrawn       01/26/2011     115
 Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Zaffirini   01/26/2011     115
 Amended       01/26/2011     115
 Vote recorded in Journal       01/26/2011     115
 Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Davis   01/26/2011     116
 Amendment withdrawn       01/26/2011     116
 Amendment(s) offered   FA7 Van de Putte   01/26/2011     116
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     116
 Record vote       01/26/2011     116
 Amendment(s) offered   FA8 Davis   01/26/2011     116
 Amendment withdrawn       01/26/2011     116
 Amendment(s) offered   FA9 Hinojosa   01/26/2011     116
 Amended       01/26/2011     117
 Vote recorded in Journal       01/26/2011     117
 Amendment(s) offered   FA10 Zaffirini   01/26/2011     117
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     117
 Record vote       01/26/2011     117
 Amendment(s) offered   FA11 Davis   01/26/2011     117
 Motion to table       01/26/2011     118
 Motion withdrawn       01/26/2011     118
 Amendment withdrawn       01/26/2011     118
 Amendment(s) offered   FA12 Davis   01/26/2011     118
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     118
 Record vote       01/26/2011     118
 Amendment(s) offered   FA13 Davis   01/26/2011     119
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     119
 Record vote       01/26/2011     119
 Amendment(s) offered   FA14 Lucio   01/26/2011     119
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     120
 Record vote       01/26/2011     120
 Amendment(s) offered   FA15 Davis   01/26/2011     120
 Amendment withdrawn       01/26/2011     120
 Amendment(s) offered   FA16 Van de Putte   01/26/2011     121
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     122
 Record vote       01/26/2011     122
 Amendment(s) offered   FA17 Gallegos   01/26/2011     122
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     122
 Record vote       01/26/2011     122
 Amendment(s) offered   FA18 Hinojosa   01/26/2011     123
 Amended       01/26/2011     123
 Record vote       01/26/2011     123
 Amendment(s) offered   FA19 Ellis   01/26/2011     123
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     123
 Record vote       01/26/2011     123
 Amendment(s) offered   FA20 West   01/26/2011     123
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     124
 Record vote       01/26/2011     124
 Amendment(s) offered   FA21 Davis   01/26/2011     124
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     124
 Record vote       01/26/2011     124
 Amendment(s) offered   FA22 Lucio   01/26/2011     125
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     125
 Record vote       01/26/2011     125
 Amendment(s) offered   FA23 Lucio   01/26/2011     125
 Amended       01/26/2011     125
 Record vote       01/26/2011     125
 Amendment(s) offered   FA24 Hinojosa   01/26/2011     126
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     126
 Record vote       01/26/2011     126
 Amendment(s) offered   FA25 Gallegos   01/26/2011     126
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     126
 Record vote       01/26/2011     126
 Amendment(s) offered   FA26 Gallegos   01/26/2011     127
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     127
 Record vote       01/26/2011     127
 Amendment(s) offered   FA27 Lucio   01/26/2011     127
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     128
 Record vote       01/26/2011     128
 Amendment(s) offered   FA28 Ellis   01/26/2011     128
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     129
 Record vote       01/26/2011     129
 Amendment(s) offered   FA29 Gallegos   01/26/2011     129
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     129
 Record vote       01/26/2011     129
 Amendment(s) offered   FA30 Ellis   01/26/2011     130
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     130
 Record vote       01/26/2011     130
 Amendment(s) offered   FA31 Van de Putte   01/26/2011     131
 Amendment tabled       01/26/2011     131
 Record vote       01/26/2011     131
 Amendment(s) offered   FA32 Watson   01/26/2011     131
 Amended       01/26/2011     131
 Record vote       01/26/2011     131
 Amendment(s) offered   FA33 West   01/26/2011     132
 Amendment tabled      01/26/2011     132
 Record vote      01/26/2011     132
 Amendment(s) offered   FA34 West   01/26/2011     132
 Amendment tabled      01/26/2011     132
 Record vote      01/26/2011     132
 Amendment(s) offered   FA35 Patrick   01/26/2011     133
 Amended      01/26/2011     133
 Record vote      01/26/2011     133
 Amendment(s) offered   FA36 Davis   01/26/2011     133
 Amendment tabled      01/26/2011     135
 Record vote      01/26/2011     135
 Amendment(s) offered   FA37 Davis   01/26/2011     135
 Amendment tabled      01/26/2011     135
 Record vote      01/26/2011     135
 Amendment(s) offered   FA38 Davis   01/26/2011     136
 Amendment tabled      01/26/2011     136
 Record vote      01/26/2011     136
 Amendment(s) offered   FA39 Davis   01/26/2011     136
 Amendment withdrawn      01/26/2011     137
 Amendment(s) offered   FA40 Duncan   01/26/2011     137
 Amended      01/26/2011     138
 Record vote      01/26/2011     138
 Amendment(s) offered   FA11 Davis   01/26/2011     138
 Amendment tabled      01/26/2011     138
 Record vote      01/26/2011     138
 Amendment(s) offered   FA15 Davis   01/26/2011     138
 Amendment tabled      01/26/2011     139
 Record vote      01/26/2011     139
 Amendment(s) offered   FA41 Davis   01/26/2011     139
 Amended      01/26/2011     139
 Record vote      01/26/2011     139
 Passed to engrossment as amended      01/26/2011     140
 Record vote      01/26/2011     140
 Laid before the Senate      01/26/2011     146
 Read 3rd time      01/26/2011     146
 Passed      01/26/2011     146
 Record vote      01/26/2011     146
 Reported engrossed      01/26/2011     233
 Received from the Senate      01/27/2011     254
 Read first time      02/11/2011     329
 Referred to Voter Identification & Voter Fraud, Select      02/11/2011     329
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/01/2011    
 Considered in public hearing      03/01/2011    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/01/2011    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/01/2011    
 Left pending in committee      03/01/2011    
 Considered in formal meeting      03/07/2011    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/07/2011    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/07/2011    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/15/2011     831
 Committee report distributed      03/15/2011   05:27 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/15/2011    
 Considered in Calendars      03/15/2011    
 Placed on Emergency Calendar      03/21/2011    
 Read 2nd time      03/21/2011     909
 Postponed   12:12 PM    03/21/2011     909
 Laid out as postponed business      03/21/2011     910
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/21/2011     910
 Amendment withdrawn   1-Anchia   03/21/2011     919
 Amendment(s) offered   2-Giddings   03/21/2011     919
 Point of order sustained   Rule 4, Section 32(c) and Rule 4, Section 32(f)   03/21/2011     920
 Returned to committee      03/21/2011     920
 Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .      03/21/2011    
 Considered in formal meeting      03/21/2011    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/21/2011    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/21/2011    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/21/2011     942
 Committee report distributed      03/21/2011   09:55 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/21/2011    
 Considered in Calendars      03/21/2011    
 Placed on Emergency Calendar      03/23/2011    
 Read 2nd time      03/23/2011     951
 Point of order overruled   Rule 6, Section 16   03/23/2011     951
 Point of order overruled   Rule 6, Section 16   03/23/2011     951
 Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 11 and Rule 4, Section 12   03/23/2011     952
 Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 32(c) and Rule 4, Section 32(f)   03/23/2011     953
 Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 32(c)   03/23/2011     955
 Point of order overruled   Article III, Section 49   03/23/2011     956
 Amendment withdrawn   1-Anchia   03/23/2011     958
 Amendment withdrawn   2-Anchia   03/23/2011     958
 Amended   3-Giddings and Bonnen   03/23/2011     959
 Amendment withdrawn   4-Turner   03/23/2011     960
 Amended   5-Hochberg   03/23/2011     961
 Amendment withdrawn   6-Y. Davis   03/23/2011     961
 Amendment(s) offered   7-Bonnen, Zedler, Simpson, Creighton, S. Miller, Lyne, Otto, Chisum, Madden, T. Smith, W. Smith, D.    03/23/2011     961
 Amendment to amendment tabled   8-Eiland   03/23/2011     962
 Record vote   RV#108   03/23/2011     962
 Amendment to amendment tabled   9-Alonzo   03/23/2011     963
 Record vote   RV#109   03/23/2011     964
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     964
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     963
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     965
 Amended   7-Bonnen+   03/23/2011     965
 Record vote   RV#110   03/23/2011     965
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     966
 Amended   10-Y. Davis   03/23/2011     966
 Amendment tabled   11-Veasey   03/23/2011     966
 Record vote   RV#111   03/23/2011     967
 Amendment tabled   12-Dutton   03/23/2011     967
 Record vote   RV#112   03/23/2011     967
 Amended   13-Eiland   03/23/2011     968
 Amendment withdrawn   14-Raymond   03/23/2011     968
 Amendment tabled   15-Martinez   03/23/2011     969
 Record vote   RV#113   03/23/2011     969
 Amendment tabled   16-Raymond   03/23/2011     970
 Record vote   RV#114   03/23/2011     974
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal       03/23/2011     970
 Amendment tabled   17-Dukes   03/23/2011     974
 Record vote   RV#115   03/23/2011     975
 Amendment tabled   18-Dutton   03/23/2011     975
 Record vote   RV#116   03/23/2011     976
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     976
 Amendment fails of adoption   19-Allen   03/23/2011     976
 Record vote   RV#117   03/23/2011     976
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     977
 Amended   20-Alonzo   03/23/2011     977
 Amendment tabled   21-Veasey   03/23/2011     978
 Record vote   RV#118   03/23/2011     978
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     978
 Amendment withdrawn   22-Gonzalez   03/23/2011     978
 Amendment tabled   23-Dutton   03/23/2011     979
 Record vote   RV#119   03/23/2011     979
 Amendment tabled   24-Martinez Fischer   03/23/2011     980
 Record vote   RV#120   03/23/2011     980
 Amendment tabled   25-Hernandez Luna   03/23/2011     980
 Record vote   RV#121   03/23/2011     981
 Amended   26-V. Gonzales   03/23/2011     981
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     982
 Amended   27-Miles   03/23/2011     982
 Amended   28-Harper-Brown, Legler, Zerwas, Creighton, Orr, D. Miller, Sheffield, Jackson, Scott, Price, L. Tay   03/23/2011     982
 Record vote   RV#122   03/23/2011     983
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     984
 Amendment withdrawn   29-Dutton   03/23/2011     984
 Amended   30-Gonzalez   03/23/2011     984
 Amendment tabled   31-Dutton   03/23/2011     985
 Record vote   RV#123   03/23/2011     985
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     986
 Amended   32-Dukes   03/23/2011     986
 Amendment withdrawn   33-Dutton   03/23/2011     986
 Amendment tabled   34-Raymond   03/23/2011     987
 Record vote   RV#124   03/23/2011     990
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     987
 Amendment tabled   35-Raymond   03/23/2011     991
 Record vote   RV#125   03/23/2011     994
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     991
 Amendment tabled   36-Dutton   03/23/2011     994
 Record vote   RV#126   03/23/2011     995
 Amendment fails of adoption   37-Hernandez Luna   03/23/2011     996
 Record vote   RV#127   03/23/2011     996
 Amendment fails of adoption   38-Burnam   03/23/2011     997
 Record vote   RV#128   03/23/2011     997
 Amendment tabled   39-Anchia and Strama   03/23/2011     998
 Record vote   RV#129   03/23/2011     999
 Amendment tabled   40-Menendez   03/23/2011     1000
 Record vote   RV#130   03/23/2011     1000
 Amendment withdrawn   41-Anchia   03/23/2011     1001
 Amendment tabled   42-Walle   03/23/2011     1001
 Record vote   RV#131   03/23/2011     1003
 Amendment tabled   43-Rodriguez   03/23/2011     1003
 Record vote   RV#132   03/23/2011     1004
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1005
 Amendment tabled   44-Gallego   03/23/2011     1005
 Record vote   RV#133   03/23/2011     1005
 Amended   45-Anchia   03/23/2011     1005
 Amendment tabled   46-Martinez   03/23/2011     1006
 Record vote   RV#134   03/23/2011     1006
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1007
 Amendment withdrawn   47-Alonzo   03/23/2011     1007
 Amended   48-Bonnen, Bohac, and T. Smith   03/23/2011     1007
 Amendment tabled   49-Alonzo   03/23/2011     1008
 Record vote   RV#135   03/23/2011     1008
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1009
 Amendment tabled   50-Raymond   03/23/2011     1009
 Record vote   RV#136   03/23/2011     1011
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1010
 Motion to limit amendments      03/23/2011     1012
 Motion prevails      03/23/2011     1012
 Amendment tabled   51-Gutierrez   03/23/2011     1012
 Record vote   RV#137   03/23/2011     1012
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1013
 Amendment tabled   52-Castro   03/23/2011     1013
 Record vote   RV#138   03/23/2011     1014
 Amended   53-Lucio   03/23/2011     1014
 Amendment tabled   54-Alvarado   03/23/2011     1015
 Record vote   RV#139   03/23/2011     1016
 Amendment tabled   55-Veasey   03/23/2011     1016
 Record vote   RV#140   03/23/2011     1018
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1017
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1019
 Amendment tabled   56-Anchia   03/23/2011     1019
 Record vote   RV#141   03/23/2011     1019
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1020
 Amendment tabled   57-Anchia   03/23/2011     1020
 Record vote   RV#142   03/23/2011     1020
 Amendment tabled   58-Anchia   03/23/2011     1021
 Record vote   RV#143   03/23/2011     1022
 Amended   59-Dutton   03/23/2011     1022
 Amendment tabled   60-Reynolds   03/23/2011     1022
 Record vote   RV#144   03/23/2011     1023
 Amendment tabled   61-Martinez   03/23/2011     1023
 Record vote   RV#145   03/23/2011     1024
 Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(4)   03/23/2011     1024
 Vote reconsidered      03/23/2011     1025
 Amended   48-Bonnen   03/23/2011     1025
 Record vote   RV#146   03/23/2011     1025
 Amendment(s) offered   62-Strama   03/23/2011     1025
 Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2 and Rule 11, Section 3   03/23/2011     1026
 Amendment tabled   62-Strama   03/23/2011     1026
 Record vote   RV#147   03/23/2011     1026
 Amendment tabled   63-Eiland   03/23/2011     1027
 Record vote   RV#148   03/23/2011     1029
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      03/23/2011     1039
 Record vote   RV#149   03/23/2011     1039
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      03/23/2011     1040
 Read 3rd time      03/24/2011     1081
 Passed      03/24/2011     1082
 Record vote   RV#156   03/24/2011     1082
 House passage as amended reported      03/24/2011     759
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      04/05/2011     907
 Read      04/05/2011     918
 Senate refuses to concur      04/05/2011     918
 Senate requests conference committee      04/05/2011     918
 Senate appoints conferees      04/05/2011     918
 Senate refuses to concur-reported      04/06/2011     1545
 Senate requests conference committee-reported      04/06/2011     1545
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      04/06/2011     1545
 House grants request for conference committee      04/08/2011     1631
 Motion to instruct conferees      04/08/2011     1631
 Motion to table prevails      04/08/2011     1631
 Record vote   RV#319   04/08/2011     1631
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/08/2011     1632
 Motion to instruct conferees      04/08/2011     1632
 Motion to table prevails      04/08/2011     1632
 Record vote   RV#320   04/08/2011     1632
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/08/2011     1633
 House appoints conferees      04/08/2011     1633
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      04/11/2011     1014
 House appoints conferees-reported      04/11/2011     1014
 Conference committee report filed      05/04/2011     1760
 Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/05/2011   05:51 PM 
 Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 935   05/09/2011     2084
 Senate adopts conference committee report      05/09/2011     2084
 Record vote      05/09/2011     2084
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/09/2011     3298
 House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR2020   05/16/2011     4049
 House adopts conference committee report      05/16/2011     4054
 Record vote   RV#1128   05/16/2011     4054
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/16/2011     4055
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/17/2011     2385
 Reported enrolled      05/17/2011     2553
 Signed in the Senate      05/18/2011     2515
 Signed in the House      05/18/2011     4181
 Sent to the Governor      05/18/2011     2553
 Signed by the Governor      05/27/2011     4526
 See remarks for effective date      05/27/2011