Legislation

Title: Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Sponsored by: Senator Kagan
Status: In the House - Hearing canceled
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

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

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0881

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0343 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2021

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 8/12/2019 Legislative Date 8/12/2019 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/08/2020 Legislative Date 1/08/2020 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 1/08/2020 Legislative Date 1/08/2020 Action Hearing 1/22 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 1/27/2020 Legislative Date 1/27/2020 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Favorable Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 1/29 (Senator Jennings) Adopted Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/29/2020 Legislative Date 1/29/2020 Action Favorable Proceedings 16 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/29/2020 Legislative Date 1/29/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 1/30 (Senator Jennings) Adopted Proceedings 16 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2020 Legislative Date 1/30/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2020 Legislative Date 1/30/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 17 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 2/03/2020 Legislative Date 2/03/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 2/4 (Senator Pinsky) Adopted Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/04/2020 Legislative Date 2/04/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 2/5 (Senator Pinsky) Adopted Proceedings 20 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (33-13) Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 22 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2020 Legislative Date 2/25/2020 Action Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	8/12/2019	8/12/2019	Pre-filed
Senate	1/08/2020	1/08/2020	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Senate	1/08/2020	1/08/2020	Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/27/2020	1/27/2020	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Favorable	15 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Motion Special Order until 1/29 (Senator Jennings) Adopted	15 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/29/2020	1/29/2020	Favorable	16 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/29/2020	1/29/2020	Motion Special Order until 1/30 (Senator Jennings) Adopted	16 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/30/2020	1/30/2020	Favorable Adopted	17 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/30/2020	1/30/2020	Second Reading Passed	17 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Senate	2/03/2020	2/03/2020	Motion Special Order until 2/4 (Senator Pinsky) Adopted	19 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/04/2020	2/04/2020	Motion Special Order until 2/5 (Senator Pinsky) Adopted	20 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	Third Reading Passed (33-13)	21 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	Referred Ways and Means	22 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/25/2020	2/25/2020	Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/16/2020	3/16/2020	Hearing canceled

File Code

Subjects

Statutes