HB 174

Signed by Governor

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Calendar
4 Bill Text
5 Bill Votes
6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Victor Gaston

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Absentee voting, allow permanently disabled voters to automatically receive absentee ballots before elections

Description

Under existing law, a qualified voter may vote by absentee ballot if the voter has a disability preventing the voter's attendance at the polls

This bill would authorize the Secretary of State, by rule, to establish procedures to allow a voter to be placed on a permanent absentee voter list upon proof of having a permanent disability preventing the voter's attendance at the polls and to vote by absentee ballot on an on-going basis

Relating to absentee voting; to authorize the Secretary of State, by rule, to establish procedures to allow a voter to be placed on a permanent absentee voter list upon proof of having a permanent disability preventing the voter's attendance at the polls and to vote by absentee ballot on an on-going basis.

Subjects

Absentee Voting

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 29, 2019	H	Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019.
May 29, 2019	H	Assigned Act No. 2019-359.
May 29, 2019	H	Clerk of the House Certification
May 29, 2019	S	Signature Requested
May 29, 2019	S	Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 28, 2019	H	Enrolled
May 28, 2019	H	Bracy motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1103
May 28, 2019	H	Concurrence Requested
May 23, 2019	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1150
May 23, 2019	S	Reed motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1149
May 23, 2019	S	Reed Amendment Offered
May 23, 2019	S	Third Reading Passed
May 21, 2019	S	Figures motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
May 21, 2019	S	Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
May 7, 2019	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 25, 2019	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
April 25, 2019	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 394
April 25, 2019	H	Third Reading Passed
April 11, 2019	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 19, 2019	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Calendar

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	May 7, 2019	Room 825 at 01:00	Senate GA Hearing
Hearing	April 10, 2019	Room #418 at 09:00	House CC&E Hearing
Hearing	April 3, 2019	Room 418 at 09:00	House CC&E Hearing

Type	Link
Bill Text	HB 174 - Enrolled
Bill Text	HB 174 - Introduced
Bill Amendments	Senate Reed Amendment Offered