FL H0825 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Urges U.S. Congress to amend certain federal laws to remove obstacles to states exercising their authority & obligation to protect integrity of elections by ensuring that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote.
Title
Preventing Voting by Noncitizens
Sponsors
| Rep. Larry Metz [R] | Sen. Ben Albritton [R] | Rep. Cord Byrd [R] | Rep. Brad Drake [R] |
| Rep. Jason Fischer [R] | Rep. Elizabeth Porter [R] | Sen. Clay Yarborough [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | Senate | Died in Ethics and Elections |
| 2017-05-05 | Senate | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2017-04-19 | Senate | Received |
| 2017-04-19 | Senate | Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules |
| 2017-04-18 | Senate | In Messages |
| 2017-04-18 | House | Adopted |
| 2017-04-18 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2017-04-13 | House | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17 |
| 2017-04-06 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2017-04-06 | House | Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 7 |
| 2017-04-04 | House | On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/06/17, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall |
| 2017-03-21 | House | Now in Government Accountability Committee |
| 2017-03-21 | House | Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 |
| 2017-03-17 | House | On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 12:30 pm, 12 HOB |
| 2017-03-07 | House | Introduced |
| 2017-02-23 | House | Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee |
| 2017-02-15 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S0944 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/825 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0825/BillText/Filed/PDF |
