Election Laws - As enacted, prescribes procedure for paper ballots in counties using optical scan voting systems and procedure for provisional ballots. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-114(c).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Signed Apr 18, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2018 · House Apr 4, 2018
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Mar 8, 2018
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 18, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1036)
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/27/2018
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0653)
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/27/2018
upper
Feb 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/20/2018
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Carter
RRepublican
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