An Act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendments of the House Bill automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud (House, No. 4671), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4834).
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Voter Registration and Fraud
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith programs for automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/26/2018 | House | Reported from the committee of conference |
| 7/26/2018 | House | Reported on H4671 |
| 7/26/2018 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/26/2018 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance |
| 7/27/2018 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/27/2018 | House | Committee of conference report accepted - 134 YEAS to 16 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 424) |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #486 (Yeas 36 to Nays 0) |
| 7/30/2018 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/30/2018 | House | Enacted |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 8/9/2018 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 205 of the Acts of 2018 |
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