Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 2, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 5888
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To make certain revisions to the voting and recanvass process in response to the use of optical scan voting tabulators.
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
Sponsor
Its course
March 6 to May 2, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action21 actions on 10 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to May 2 · stopped57 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 1913 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 11 to Apr 154 days
Planning and Development CommitteeApr 30 to May 22 days
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 the House of Representatives Mar 6 – May 2
- Mar 6Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 19Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 11Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 15Appropriations Committee recommended it
- Apr 30Sent to Planning and Development Committee
- May 2Planning and Development Committee recommended it
All 21 actions, as published
- Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 11REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 15Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 16TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 30REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 2NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 2TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 2Joint FavorableBoth houses