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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 5529

AN ACT CONCERNING CENTRAL COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 19, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require that absentee ballots cast at any election, primary or referendum in a municipality be counted at a central location unless the registrars of voters of such municipality agree to count such ballots at the respective polling places.

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

Laura M. Devlin, Livvy R. Floren, Terry B. Adams

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Tony Hwang, Eric C. Berthel, Steve Cassano

    Its course

    January 12 to May 19, 2017, 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 action23 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to May 17125 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJan 12 to Mar 1764 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 10 to May 122 days

    In the SenateMay 17 to May 19 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 17

    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 12 – May 17

    1. Jan 12Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 22Drafted as a bill by Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Feb 23Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    4. Mar 2Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    5. Mar 17Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    6. May 10Sent to Appropriations Committee
    7. May 12Appropriations Committee recommended it
    8. May 17The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    9. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 19

    1. May 19Arrived in the Senate
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Jan 12REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 27Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 22DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Mar 2PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    7. Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 6FILE NO.Both houses
    13. May 10REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    14. May 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. May 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. May 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. May 15NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    18. May 15TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    19. May 17HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    20. May 17HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    21. May 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    22. May 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    23. May 19FILE NO.Both houses