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Legislation


2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 257

File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 225
Sponsored By:
Delegates Murphy, Barve, Branch, Busch, Cardin, Fisher, Frick, Jameson, Myers, O'Donnell, Reznik, Ross, V. Turner, Wilson, Wood, and Bohanan
Entitled:
Election Law - Access to Voting Room and Voting Booth by Minors Not Eligible to Vote

Synopsis:

Increasing the maximum age at which a minor may accompany a voter in the voting room and voting booth at a polling place to 17; and requiring that a minor who accompanies a voter may not be eligible to vote in that election.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/31
First Reading Ways and Means
2/2
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/24
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/6
Returned Passed
Senate Action
2/25
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 585

Sponsored by:

Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Mark N. Fisher, District 27B
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

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

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 265869/01     Offered on: February 22, 2011   at: 10:16 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 415168/01     Offered on: February 22, 2011   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 24, 2011: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 5, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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