Legislation

Title: Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Delegates Luedtke and Mosby
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections to maintain a page on its website that includes clear information about voter registration and voting by students enrolled in institutions of higher education, including links to information on voting by absentee ballot for students outside the State; requiring a public institution of higher education to designate a staff member as the student voting coordinator; requiring the student voting coordinator to develop and implement a plan to increase student voter registration; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0647

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2020, January 1, 2022

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {235462/1 Adopted Proceedings 47BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2020 Legislative Date 1/20/2020 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2020 Legislative Date 1/21/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2020 Legislative Date 1/21/2020 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {235462/1 Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Mosby) Adopted Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (93-36) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	3/13/2020	3/10/2020	Favorable with Amendments {235462/1 Adopted	47BClick to view Recorded Media
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020)
House	1/20/2020	1/20/2020	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House	1/21/2020	1/21/2020	Hearing canceled
House	1/21/2020	1/21/2020	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2020	3/13/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/13/2020	3/10/2020	Favorable with Amendments {235462/1	47AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2020	3/10/2020	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Mosby) Adopted	47AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2020	3/10/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020)
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Third Reading Passed (93-36)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	49 Click to view Recorded Media

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