Absentee voting, procedures revised, circumstances when authorized expanded, photo identification for application required, Secs. 17-9-51, 17-11-19 repealed; Secs. 17-9-30, 17-10-1, 17-10-2, 17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-7, 17-11-18 am'd.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2018
Last action Mar 21, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2018
How they voted
22–1
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 31
Mar 21, 2018
D
Democratic7
71% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican23
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Amendments
2
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1007
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced
Smitherman Amendment Offered
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rodger Smitherman
DDemocratic
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