An Act relative to election laws
House bill No. 3772, as changed by the House committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. November 27, 2013.
Bill Information
Bill Information
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to expand and improve forthwith access to voting, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/27/2013 | House | H3772, published as amended |
| 12/5/2013 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 1/14/2014 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S1975 |
| 1/14/2014 | Senate | Order relative to subject matter adopted |
| 1/14/2014 | Senate | Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 16, 2014 |
| 1/16/2014 | Senate | Read second |
| 1/16/2014 | Senate | For Senate actions, see S1975 |
| 1/16/2014 | Senate | Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S1975, amended |
| 1/16/2014 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 1/16/2014 | Senate | Read third |
| 1/16/2014 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #238 [YEAS 37 to NAYS 1] |
| 1/27/2014 | House | Rules suspended |
| 1/27/2014 | House | House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment |
| 1/27/2014 | House | Committee of conference appointed (J. Murphy-M. Moran-Dooley) |
| 1/27/2014 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 1/27/2014 | Senate | Committee of conference appointed (Finegold-DiDomenico-Hedlund), in concurrence |
| 1/16/2014 | Senate | Reprinted as amended, see S1981 |
| 5/12/2014 | House | Reported by committee of conference |
| 5/12/2014 | House | For report, see H4072 |
| 5/12/2014 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/12/2014 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance |
| 5/14/2014 | House | Committee of conference report accepted - 147 YEAS to 4 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 369) |
| 5/15/2014 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 5/15/2014 | Senate | Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #302 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0] |
| 5/19/2014 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
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