IN SB0327 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Passed on March 15 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-15 - Public Law 100
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Passed on March 15 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-15 - Public Law 100
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Election security; absentee ballot counting. Makes the following changes concerning election security: (1) Permits a county election board (board) to apply to the secretary of state (secretary) for reimbursement of expenditures made by the county to secure and monitor facilities where voting systems and electronic poll books are stored. Provides that, if the secretary, with the consent of the election division (division), approves the application, the county may be reimbursed for all or part of the expenditures. (2) Allows each absentee ballot to be assigned a unique tracking number using IMb Tracing or a similar automated tracking method to provide
Title
Election security; absentee ballot counting. Makes the following changes concerning election security: (1) Permits a county election board (board) to apply to the secretary of state (secretary) for reimbursement of expenditures made by the county to secure and monitor facilities where voting systems and electronic poll books are stored. Provides that, if the secretary, with the consent of the election division (division), approves the application, the county may be reimbursed for all or part of the expenditures. (2) Allows each absentee ballot to be assigned a unique tracking number using IMb Tracing or a similar automated tracking method to provide
Sponsors
Sen. Greg Walker [R] | Sen. Erin Houchin [R] | Sen. Jon Ford [R] | Sen. Jean Breaux [D] |
Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D] | Rep. Kathy Richardson [R] | Rep. Christopher Judy [R] | Rep. Milo Smith [R] |
Rep. John Bartlett [D] |
Roll Calls
2018-03-07 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-03-05 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - House - House Floor - (Y: 67 N: 22 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-05 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - House - House Floor - (Y: 67 N: 22 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-03-15 | Senate | Public Law 100 |
2018-03-15 | Senate | Signed by the Governor |
2018-03-14 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
2018-03-13 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
2018-03-12 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
2018-03-07 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 360: yeas 46, nays 0 |
2018-03-07 | Senate | Senator Randolph added as coauthor |
2018-03-06 | Senate | Motion to concur filed |
2018-03-06 | House | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
2018-03-05 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 316: yeas 95, nays 0 |
2018-03-01 | House | Representative Bartlett added as cosponsor |
2018-03-01 | House | Amendment #2 (Hatfield) ruled out of order |
2018-03-01 | House | Amendment #3 (Smith M) prevailed; voice vote |
2018-03-01 | House | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
2018-02-22 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2018-02-12 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment |
2018-02-06 | Senate | Referred to the House |
2018-02-05 | Senate | Cosponsors: Representatives Judy and Smith, M. |
2018-02-05 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Richardson |
2018-02-05 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 141: yeas 48, nays 0 |
2018-02-01 | Senate | Senator Ford added as third author |
2018-02-01 | Senate | Senator Houchin added as second author |
2018-02-01 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2018-01-29 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2018-01-25 | Senate | Senator Breaux added as coauthor |
2018-01-23 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Elections |
2018-01-23 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations |
2018-01-04 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Elections |
2018-01-04 | Senate | Authored by Senator Walker |