HB241
Protected voter status; certain evidence not required.
Summary
As Introduced. Protected voter status; certain evidence not required.
Removes the requirement that a person who is in fear for his personal safety from another person who has threatened or stalked him must provide evidence that he has filed a complaint with a magistrate or law-enforcement official against such other person in order to be granted protected voter status. ... (More) The bill does not eliminate the requirement that he submit a signed written statement that he is in fear for his personal safety for him to be granted protected voter status. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101468D
- 12/30/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/13/2020 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/27/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB241)
- 01/28/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/2020 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (73-Y 26-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (73-Y 26-N)
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (19-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/05/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB241ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/06/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
