CS/CS/SB 726 (2017) -  Vote-by-mail Ballots

General Bill by Rules and Ethics and Elections and Powell (CO-SPONSORS) Campbell
Vote-by-mail Ballots: Authorizing an elector to vote by personally delivering his or her completed vote-by-mail ballot to an early voting site in the elector’s county of residence during the site’s hours of operation, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2017
Last Event: 05/03/17 S Laid on Table -SJ 715 on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 11:02 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 04/04/17 9:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/25/17 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 521 Subject: Vote-by-Mail Ballots Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 844694 , Rules, Powell Date Filed: 04/24/17, Line#: 47 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/25/2017 07:49 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 468388 , Ethics and Elections, Powell Date Filed: 03/31/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/05/2017 12:47 PM
    • AA 310190 , Ethics and Elections, Bean Date Filed: 03/31/17, Line#: 39 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/05/2017 12:47 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/26/2017 10:29:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/24/2017 12:18:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 4/5/2017 2:41:17 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 4/3/2017 9:20:17 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table -SJ 715 Time: 05/03/2017 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted HB 521 (Died in House returning Messages) -SJ 715 Time: 05/03/2017 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 715 Time: 05/03/2017 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/17 Time: 05/01/2017 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 05/01/2017 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 480 Time: 04/26/2017 - 7:50 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/26/2017 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 478 Time: 04/25/2017 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/25/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/20/2017 - 8:30 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 300 Time: 04/06/2017 - 1:05 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 302 Time: 04/05/2017 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/05/2017 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 300 Time: 04/04/2017 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/04/17, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/30/2017 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 90 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 90 Time: 02/16/2017 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
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