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2018 Regular Session

House Bill 774

Voter enfranchisement; create joint legislative study committee on.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 7, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE VOTER ENFRANCHISEMENT JOINT LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF NONVIOLENT OFFENSES ON FRANCHISEMENT; TO STUDY ANY POTENTIAL POLICY OR LAW CHANGES THAT WOULD PROVIDE NONVIOLENT FELONS WITH THE ABILITY TO HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED UPON COMPLETING ALL SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS, ANY NEGATIVE SOCIETAL EFFECTS THAT FALL UPON NONVIOLENT FELONS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS BUT HAVE NOT HAD THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED, AND ANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY OTHER STATE LEGISLATURES TO RESTORE THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO NONVIOLENT FELONS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE A REPORT TO THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Kabir Karriem, Cheikh Taylor, Kathy Sykes

Its course

January 11 to March 7, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action8 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 626 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 11 to Jan 2312 days

In the SenateFeb 6 to Mar 7 · stopped29 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 12 to Feb 2614 days

RulesFeb 26 to Feb 271 day

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 6Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 12Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on Rules
  3. Feb 26Reported from JB to RU in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Mar 7Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 6PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Referred To Judiciary, Division B;RulesSenate
  6. Feb 26DR - TSDP: JB To RUSenate
  7. Feb 27Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 7Died On CalendarSenate