HB1678
Election day; extending polling hours from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., provisions.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Election day; extending polling hours.
Extends from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the time at which polls close on election day. The bill aligns candidate filing deadlines and party nomination deadlines with the closing of polls. The bill provides that these changes will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General ... (More) Assembly. The bill incorporates HB 1643. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2020 - House: Presented and ordered printed 20102034D
- 01/17/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/21/2020 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/30/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1678)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107627D-H1
- 02/07/2020 - House: Incorporates HB1643 (Ayala)
- 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107627D-H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1678H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1678H1)
- 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 35-N)
- 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (65-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/05/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1678ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1678ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective - see bill)
- 04/06/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720)
