CS/SB 1494 (2017) -  Write-in Candidate Qualifying

General Bill by Ethics and Elections and Rader
Write-in Candidate Qualifying: Repealing a requirement that all write-in candidates must reside within the district represented by the office sought at the time of qualification, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died on Calendar on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 03/28/17 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 04/17/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/28/17 10:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 6031 Subject: Elections Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/28/2017 2:43:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/27/2017 7:48:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/18/2017 7:38:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/14/2017 4:17:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 3/29/2017 2:33:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 3/27/2017 2:47:20 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562 Time: 04/28/2017 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 562 Time: 04/28/2017 - 1:32 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/27/2017 - 7:24 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 424 Time: 04/18/2017 - 8:38 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 424 Time: 04/17/2017 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 04/12/2017 - 10:17 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs -SJ 258 Time: 03/30/2017 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 269 Time: 03/29/2017 - 6:50 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/29/2017 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 258 Time: 03/28/2017 - 4:54 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/28/17, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/23/2017 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 198 Time: 03/15/2017 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 198 Time: 03/14/2017 - 12:07 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/02/2017 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
99.0615 HB 6031