Legislature(2017 - 2018)
2017-05-01 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2017-05-01 House Journal Page 1294 HB 1 Representative Millett brought up reconsideration of the vote on CSHB 1(JUD) (page 1271). The following was before the House in third reading: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1(JUD) "An Act relating to absentee voting, voting, early voting, special needs voting, and voter registration; relating to poll watchers; relating to absentee ballots, questioned ballots, and questioned ballot procedures; relating to which primary election ballot a voter may use; relating to early voting locations at which persons may vote absentee ballots; relating to qualifications to vote at a municipal election; and providing for an effective date." The question to be reconsidered: "Shall CSHB 1(JUD) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 1(JUD) Third Reading Final Passage Reconsideration YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool Nays: Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp, Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson And so, CSHB 1(JUD) passed the House on reconsideration. Representative Tuck moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2017-05-01 House Journal Page 1295 CSHB 1(JUD) Third Reading Effective Date Reconsideration YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Ortiz, Parish, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Tarr, Tuck, Westlake, Wool Nays: Birch, Chenault, Eastman, Johnson, Johnston, Knopp, Kopp, Millett, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Wilson And so, lacking the required 27 votes, the effective date clause was not adopted, and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1(JUD)(efd fld) "An Act relating to absentee voting, voting, early voting, special needs voting, and voter registration; relating to poll watchers; relating to absentee ballots, questioned ballots, and questioned ballot procedures; relating to which primary election ballot a voter may use; relating to early voting locations at which persons may vote absentee ballots; and relating to qualifications to vote at a municipal election." CSHB 1(JUD) (efd fld) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.