CS/HB 689 (2019) -  Voting Methods

General Bill by Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee and Fitzenhagen and Ponder (CO-SPONSORS) Davis; Grall; Stevenson
Voting Methods: Provides that voting must be conducted using marking device or voter interface device that produces voter-verifiable paper output; revises requirements for Department of State rules regarding manual recounts of certain ballots.
Effective Date: January 1, 2020
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
  • Community Affairs
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 268 Subject: Voting Methods Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/HB 7101 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 7066 Subject: Election Administration Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/8/2019 5:33:21 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/4/2019 4:49:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 3/29/2019 9:17:26 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee 3/26/2019 4:47:50 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee 3/13/2019 5:58:20 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee 3/11/2019 6:24:40 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/25/2019 11:55 AM   Yeas: 109 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 236] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 504 Time: 04/25/2019 - 10:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 504 Time: 04/25/2019 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/25/2019 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/25/2019 - 1:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 Time: 04/25/2019 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/25/2019 - 11:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/24/2019 - 11:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/24/2019 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/24/2019 - 10:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2019) Time: 04/18/2019 - 7:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/08/2019 - 5:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/08/2019 - 5:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee Time: 04/08/2019 - 5:33 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by State Affairs Committee Time: 04/08/2019 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 04/04/2019 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee Time: 03/29/2019 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 03/29/2019 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 03/28/2019 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Public Integrity & Ethics Committee agenda Time: 03/26/2019 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 03/14/2019 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 03/14/2019 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 03/14/2019 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/13/2019 - 8:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/13/2019 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 03/13/2019 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 03/13/2019 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 03/13/2019 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/11/2019 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2019 - 11:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 02/13/2019 - 9:05 AM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 02/13/2019 - 9:05 AM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Time: 02/13/2019 - 9:05 AM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Ethics Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Time: 02/13/2019 - 9:05 AM Member: Committee: Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/07/2019 - 9:06 AM Member: Fitzenhagen Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
97.021 CS/CS/HB 5, CS/CS/SB 268, SB 556, SB 582, HB 881, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7101, CS/HB 7111
101.56075 CS/CS/SB 268, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7101
102.166 CS/CS/SB 268, SB 582, HB 881, SB 1386, CS/SB 7066, CS/HB 7101