Legislation

Title: Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Sponsored by: Senator Kagan
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring that certain required envelopes used by certain voters voting by absentee ballot to return their ballots include prepaid postage; requiring the State Board of Elections to reimburse each local board of elections for 50% of the costs of prepaid postage included on ballot/return envelopes or return envelopes provided to a voter voting by absentee ballot; and requiring that absentee ballots be accompanied by instructions for the postage of certain absentee ballot envelopes.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0269

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0711 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

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 Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2019 Legislative Date 1/30/2019 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/31/2019 Legislative Date 1/31/2019 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/31/2019 Legislative Date 1/31/2019 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/31/2019 Legislative Date 1/31/2019 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2019 Legislative Date 3/04/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2019 Legislative Date 3/05/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {794337/1 Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2019 Legislative Date 3/05/2019 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2019 Legislative Date 3/06/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {794337/1 Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2019 Legislative Date 3/06/2019 Action Committee Amendment Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2019 Legislative Date 3/06/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Adopted (29-16) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2019 Legislative Date 3/06/2019 Action Floor Amendment {963122/1 (Senator Jennings) Rejected Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2019 Legislative Date 3/06/2019 Action Floor Amendment {523221/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (17-30) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2019 Legislative Date 3/06/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/08/2019 Legislative Date 3/08/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (28-18) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2019 Legislative Date 3/08/2019 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 43AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/30/2019	1/30/2019	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Senate	1/31/2019	1/31/2019	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	1/31/2019	1/31/2019	Hearing canceled
Senate	1/31/2019	1/31/2019	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/04/2019	3/04/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/05/2019	3/05/2019	Favorable with Amendments {794337/1	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/05/2019	3/05/2019	Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2019	3/06/2019	Favorable with Amendments {794337/1	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2019	3/06/2019	Committee Amendment Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2019	3/06/2019	Favorable with Amendments Adopted (29-16)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2019	3/06/2019	Floor Amendment {963122/1 (Senator Jennings) Rejected	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2019	3/06/2019	Floor Amendment {523221/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (17-30)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2019	3/06/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Senate	3/08/2019	3/08/2019	Third Reading Passed (28-18)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2019	3/08/2019	Referred Ways and Means	43AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2019	3/14/2019	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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