CS/SB 496 (2005) -  Voter Intimidation

General Bill by Ethics and Elections and Hill
Voter Intimidation: cites act as "Voter Protection Act"; prohibits person from using or threatening to use force, violence, or intimidation to induce or compel individual to vote or refrain from voting, to refrain from registering to vote, or to refrain from acting as election official or poll watcher; prohibits person from knowingly destroying, mutilating, or defacing voter registration form or election ballot, etc. Creates 104.0615.
Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Event: 05/06/05 S Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277) on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 04/19/05 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Criminal Justice

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 251 Subject: Voter Intimidation Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1567 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2086 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 4/20/2005 4:06:31 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1567 (Ch. 2005-277) Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 00525 Time: 04/20/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS read first time on 04/20/05 -SJ 00526 Time: 04/19/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00525 Time: 04/19/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/19/05, 1:30 pm, 412-K Time: 04/14/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Criminal Justice -SJ 00035 Time: 03/08/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Criminal Justice Time: 01/12/2005 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Filed Time: 12/15/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0104.0615 CS/CS/SB 2086