SB 582 (2018) -  Write-in Candidate Qualifying

General Bill by Rader
Write-in Candidate Qualifying: Repealing provisions relating to write-in candidate residency requirements; 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: 03/08/18 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6009 (Ch. 2018-141) -SJ 909 on Thursday, March 8, 2018 2:00 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 02/13/18 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/20/18 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/01/18 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 6009 Subject: Write-In Candidates Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/1/2018 6:04:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/23/2018 9:29:24 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 2/20/2018 4:18:17 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 2/19/2018 1:45:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 2/13/2018 5:02:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 2/12/2018 1:47:05 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6009 (Ch. 2018-141) -SJ 909 Time: 03/08/2018 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted HB 6009 -SJ 909 Time: 03/08/2018 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 909 Time: 03/08/2018 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967 Time: 03/06/2018 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 564 Time: 03/02/2018 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 564 Time: 03/01/2018 - 12:25 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/01/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/28/2018 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/18, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 02/21/2018 - 7:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 374 Time: 02/20/2018 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 374 Time: 02/20/2018 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/20/18, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 02/15/2018 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Now in Community Affairs -SJ 347 Time: 02/14/2018 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 347 Time: 02/13/2018 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/08/2018 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 47 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 47 Time: 11/02/2017 - 10:18 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/20/2017 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
99.0615 HB 6009