Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Government Administration and Elections Committee on March 7, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 5750
AN ACT MAKING ELECTION DAY A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To make election day a legal holiday and require private sector employees to give their employees time off to vote, in order to encourage greater participation in elections.
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
January 21 to March 7, 2011, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Mar 7 · stopped45 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJan 21 to Mar 7 · stopped45 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 Jan 21 – Mar 7
- Jan 21Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 4Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses