SB 666 (2016) -  Voter Identification

General Bill by Legg
Voter Identification: Expanding the list of acceptable forms of identification for certain voter registration applicants to include veteran health identification cards, licenses to carry a concealed weapon or firearm, and certain government-issued employee identification cards, etc.
SB Substituted for HB 505 By Burgess and Cortes, B. and Murphy
Effective Date: 04/01/2016
Last Event: 04/01/16 Chapter No. 2016-167 on Friday, April 1, 2016 2:00 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 12/01/15 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    • On agenda for: 01/11/16 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 01/20/16 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 505 Subject: Voter Identification Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/20/2016 7:05:45 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/19/2016 11:18:03 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 1/11/2016 4:54:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 1/8/2016 3:56:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 12/2/2015 3:02:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 11/30/2015 1:38:36 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/02/2016 10:42 AM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 6] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 02/24/2016 02:35 PM   Yeas: 110 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 610] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2016-167 Time: 04/01/2016 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 04/01/2016 - 11:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/18/2016 - 9:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 521 Time: 03/01/2016 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/01/2016 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 Time: 02/24/2016 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/24/2016 - 2:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/23/2016 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/23/2016 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Substituted for HB 505 Time: 02/23/2016 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/23/2016) Time: 02/19/2016 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/18/2016 - 7:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/18/2016 - 7:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/18/2016 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/10/2016 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 284 Time: 02/02/2016 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 284 Time: 02/02/2016 - 10:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 01/28/2016 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 272 Time: 01/28/2016 - 3:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (264322) -SJ 270 Time: 01/28/2016 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 270 Time: 01/28/2016 - 3:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/28/16 Time: 01/21/2016 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 238 Time: 01/21/2016 - 9:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 238 Time: 01/20/2016 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/15/2016 - 1:22 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 126 Time: 01/12/2016 - 12:48 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 48 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 126 Time: 01/11/2016 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 01/04/2016 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 126 Time: 12/02/2015 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 126 Time: 12/01/2015 - 4:29 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 12/01/15, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 11/23/2015 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules -SJ 48 Time: 11/04/2015 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/28/2015 - 1:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
97.0535 HB 505
101.043 HB 505
101.68 SB 112, CS/HB 361, HB 505
101.6923 SB 112, CS/HB 361, HB 505, SB 1346