SB872
Absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Absentee voting; photo identification required with application.
Requires any voter submitting an application for an absentee ballot by mail or by electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device to submit with his application a copy of one of the forms of identification acceptable under current law. The bill exempts military and overseas voters and persons with ... (More) a disability from this requirement. This bill is identical to HB 1428. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/12/2016 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102046D
- 12/12/2016 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/16/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB872)
- 01/24/2017 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/24/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104631D-S1
- 01/25/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB872S1)
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17104631D-S1
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB872S1
- 01/30/2017 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/02/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/2017 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/02/2017 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/07/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/2017 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/14/2017 - House: Read third time
- 02/14/2017 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/2017 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/2017 - House: Passed House with amendment (60-Y 38-N)
- 02/14/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (60-Y 38-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB872ER)
- 02/20/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB872ER)
- 02/20/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
