BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-SB 1

2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 1

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT File Code: Elections

Sponsored By:: Senators Miller, Conway, Dyson, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Currie, Frosh, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Astle, Klausmeier, and Kramer

Entitled:: Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places

Authorizing the General Assembly to provide by suitable enactment a process to allow qualified voters to vote at specified polling places, and on specified days prior to specified election dates; providing that provisions of specified Acts of the General Assembly may not take effect; repealing provisions of law; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

9/12: Pre-filed
1/11: First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/19: Hearing 2/1 at 1:00 p.m.
1/26: Hearing cancelled; Hearing 2/1 at 2:00 p.m.
2/8: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/9: Favorable with Amendments; Special Order 2/13 (Senator Della) Adopted
2/13: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment Adopted; Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley); Laid Over (Senator Della) Adopted
2/14: Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley); Special Order 2/15 (Senator Dyson) Adopted
2/15: Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) Rejected (16-31); Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Kittleman); Motion Special Order 2/16 (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected (14-33); Floor Amendment (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (17-30); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/19: Special Order later today Adopted (Senator Brinkley) Adopted; Special Order 2/20 (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
2/20: Third Reading Passed (31-16)
4/5: Returned Passed

House Action

2/21: First Reading Ways and Means
3/21: Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6: Favorable Report by Ways and Means
4/1: Favorable Report Adopted; Second Reading Passed
4/2: Third Reading Passed (107-32)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/17: Approved by the Governor and; became Chapter, subject to; referendum; - Chapter 513

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Constitutional Amendments

General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.

Referendum

Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law

( 10-301.1 , 10-302 )

Article - I Elective Franchise

( 1 , 3 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format): Senate Number: 103423/01 Offered on: February 15, 2007 at: 10:35 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 283924/01 Offered on: February 15, 2007 at: 10:41 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 713426/01 Offered on: February 13, 2007 at: 10:31 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 774535/01 Offered on: February 13, 2007 at: 10:28 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 873823/01 Offered on: February 15, 2007 at: 10:44 a.m. Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 15, 2007: Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {103423/1 Rejected (16-31)
February 15, 2007: Motion Special Order until 2/16 (Stoltzfus) Rejected (14-33)
February 15, 2007: Floor Amendment (Kittleman) {873823/1 Rejected (17-30)
February 20, 2007: Third Reading Passed (31-16)

House
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (107-32)