EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Elections
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1627
- Sponsored By:
-
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senator Dyson
- Entitled:
-
Election Law - Special Congressional Election
Altering the dates by which the Governor must issue a proclamation
following a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress;
specifying circumstances in which a special primary election is not
required; specifying procedures for nomination of candidates to a
special general election when a special primary election is not held;
providing for the resolution of specified conflicts of law; making the
Act an emergency measure; providing for the termination of the Act;
etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 3/31
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Dyson) Adopted
- Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Dyson) Adopted
- Referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/4
- Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (42-4)
- 4/5
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 4/4
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/7
- Re-referred Ways and Means
- Favorable Report by Ways and Means
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Cardin) Adopted (101-38)
- Third Reading Passed (101-39)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/22
- Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
Sponsored by:
- President, The
- Administration
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Ballots
- Congress, U.S
- Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
- Elections, State Board of
- Governor
- Petitions
- Political Candidates
- Political Committees
- Political Parties
- Sunset
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Election Law
- (
5-303 ,
5-703 ,
8-202 ,
8-710 ,
8-711
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 524532/01 Offered on: April 5, 2008 at:
3:03 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (42-4)
House
- April 5, 2008: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Cardin) Adopted (101-38)
- April 5, 2008: Third Reading Passed (101-39)
