Elections: qualifications for certain state offices; advanced ballot signature exceptions for certain disabled voters, associated affidavit requirements and perjury liability; audits of election results.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 24, 2018
Signed May 4, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
21
Committee
11
Amendments
14
May 4, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Friday, May 18, 2018
legislature
May 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 70 Nay: 52
legislature
May 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 32 Nay: 4
legislature
May 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee report now available
legislature
Apr 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Esau, Representative Carpenter and Representative Miller appointed as second conferees
legislature
Apr 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
legislature
Apr 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Bowers, Senator Fitzgerald and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as second conferees
legislature
Apr 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
legislature
Apr 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Bowers, Senator Fitzgerald and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as conferees
legislature
Apr 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
legislature
Mar 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 29 Nay: 9
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected Yea: 19 Nay: 20
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Sykes
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hardy was rejected
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hardy
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
legislature
Mar 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
legislature
Feb 22, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Introduced
Received and Introduced
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 94 Nay: 28
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Lusker was adopted
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Lusker
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Miller was rejected Yea: 34 Nay: 82
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Miller
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Williams was rejected
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Williams
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Whitmer was rejected
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Whitmer
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carpenter was adopted
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carpenter
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report without recommendation by Committee on Elections
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Elections
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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