ELECTIONS-NURSING HOMES
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person admitted to a hospital, nursing home, or rehabilitation center (now, hospital) 5 or fewer days before an election is entitled to personal delivery of an absentee ballot. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2005
Committee Review
Apr 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Jun 2005
Introduced Feb 15, 2005
Signed Jun 14, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2005 · House Feb 3, 2005
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
May 11, 2005
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jun 14, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 11, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 20, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 13, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 24, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 3, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-3)
house
Feb 1, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Jan 26, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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