AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Gives local boards discretion to designate times and places where optical scan voting equipment and sample ballots are exhibited for instructional purposes.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Mar 1, 2017
Signed Jun 19, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 19, 2017
Signed into law
06/19/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 30, 2017
Committee
05/30/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
May 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/18/2017 House read and passed
legislature
May 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
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