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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 118

File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 123
Sponsored By:
Delegates Arnick and Getty (Commission to Revise the Election Code)
Entitled:
Election Law - Political Parties and Nomination of Candidates

Synopsis:

Revising the requirements for the formation of a new political party and for retaining political party status; revising the requirements for a candidate to be nominated by petition; and authorizing specified political parties to nominate candidates by petition or by convention.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/16
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
1/21
Hearing 2/3 at 1:15 p.m.
2/9
Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
2/10
Favorable Report Adopted
Special Order 2/11 (Delegate Billings) Adopted
2/11
Special Order 2/13 (Delegate Billings) Adopted
2/13
Special Order 2/18 (Delegate Billings) Adopted
2/18
Special Order 2/25 (Delegate Arnick) Adopted
2/25
Second Reading Passed
2/27
Special Order 3/3 (Delegate Arnick) Adopted
3/3
Special Order 3/4 (Delegate Arnick) Adopted
3/4
Third Reading Passed (115-17)
4/2

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Arnick, Kittleman, and Malone
Senate Action
3/5
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Floor Amendment (Senator Della)
Special Order 4/7 (Senator Della) Adopted
4/7
Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Withdrawn
Substitute Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Adopted (34-13)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-3)
4/8
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Collins, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Sponsored by:
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Election Code, Comm. to Revise the
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMPAIGN FINANCING; VOTING
PETITIONS
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
POLITICAL PARTIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 33 Election Code
( 4-102 , 4-103 , 5-703 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 014915/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 1998   at: 11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 423009/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 1998   at: 10:31 a.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 423009/2 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 1998   at: 10:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 4, 1998: Third Reading Passed (115-17)
Senate
April 7, 1998: Substitute Floor Amendment (Della) {423009/2 Adopted (34-13)
April 7, 1998: Third Reading Passed (44-3)
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