ELEC CD-PUBLIC QUESTION NOTICE
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Requires election authorities to publish notice of certain public referenda not more than 40 (rather than 30) days before the question is to be submitted to the voters.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 2, 2017
Signed Aug 24, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2017 · House Apr 28, 2017
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 52
May 29, 2017
D
Democratic32
87% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
15
Committee
15
Amendments
4
Aug 24, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-5)
senate
May 25, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 017-000-000
upper
May 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 26, 2017
upper
May 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
May 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 2, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 28, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-13)
house
Apr 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2017
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2017
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Elections & Campaign Finance Committee;
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2017
Lower · Passed
To Ballot Access Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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