AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - ELECTIVE MEETINGS (Mandates that polls in all cities and towns except New Shoreham open at 7 am and provides time for receipt of ballots cast outside the US.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2019
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 13, 2019
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/27/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 14, 2019
Committee
06/14/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Dennis L. Algiere
RRepublican
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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