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2007 Regular Session

House Joint Resolution 11

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD PERSONS WHO WILL BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AT THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION TO VOTE IN PRIMARIES RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION.

Arrived in the Senate, on May 7, 2007.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To encourage participation in the election process by younger voters.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

James Field Spallone, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Mike Alberts

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentWithdrawn

    Withdrawn May 1

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 3

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In both houses Jan 18 – Mar 19

  1. Jan 18Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
  2. Feb 13Drafted as a bill by Government Administration and Elections Committee
  3. Feb 14Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
  4. Feb 23Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
  5. Mar 19Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it

In the House of Representatives May 1 – May 3

  1. May 1House of Representatives Amendment A was withdrawn
  2. May 3The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
  3. Adopted in the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment B
  4. Failed in the House of Representatives, short of the three-quarters it needed

In the Senate May 7

  1. May 7Arrived in the Senate
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Jan 29Vote to DraftBoth houses
  3. Feb 13DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
  4. Feb 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  5. Feb 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  6. Mar 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
  7. Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  8. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  9. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  10. Apr 3FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 3HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 3FILE NO.Both houses
  13. May 1AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  14. May 1BILL PASSED TEMPORARILYHouse of Representatives
  15. May 3HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  16. May 3ADOPTED HOUSE AS AMENDED BY HO.House of Representatives
  17. May 3HOUSE ADOPTED, BUT NOT BY THE NECESSARY 3/4THSHouse of Representatives
  18. May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  19. May 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate