JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER: 25
File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: HJ 21/01 - CGM
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates V. Jones, Arnick, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch,
Bronrott, Clagett, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Fulton, Gladden,
Glassman, Harrison, A. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Malone, Mandel, Marriott,
McIntosh, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Phillips,
Rawlings, Riley, Sophocleus, Swain, and Taylor
- Entitled:
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Voting Rights Act
Urging the U.S. Congress to amend the Voting Rights Act to ensure that
specified provisions that safeguard against extraordinary racial
discrimination in voting procedures are reauthorized.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/19
- Third Reading Passed (125-4)
- 4/4
- Returned Passed
- 5/16
- Signed by the President and the Speaker Joint Resolution 25
Senate Action
- 3/20
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/22
- Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/3
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
- Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
- Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONGRESS, U. S
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 316688/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 18, 2002 at:
6:23 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (127-3)
- Senate
- April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)