SENATE BILL 23

Sponsored By:

Senators Green and Harris

Entitled:

Election Law - Voting - Minors Accompanying Parents

Synopsis:

Altering the prohibition on children over the age of 10 years accompanying a voter in the voting room and booth at a polling place by authorizing a minor child of a voter to accompany the voter in the voting room and booth.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/13

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

1/15

Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

1/22

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 1/30 at 2:30 p.m.

2/5

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/6

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/10

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House Action

2/11

First Reading Ways and Means

3/19

Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/31

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Sponsored by:

Senator Leo E. Green, District 23

Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law

( 10-308 , 10-310 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 264733/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 6, 2003   at: 10:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

February 10, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)