03/14/2019 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

              HB  83-PROHIBIT VOTING BY FACSIMILE                                                                           
                                                                                                                              
4:50:19 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS announced that the  final order of business would                                                               
be HOUSE  BILL NO. 83, "An  Act relating to voting  by electronic                                                               
transmission in a state election;  and providing for an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
[Before the  committee, adopted as  a work draft on  3/12/19, was                                                               
the  committee substitute  (CS) for  HB 83,  Version 31-LS0635\M,                                                               
Bullard, 3/11/19.]                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:50:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  FIELDS  opened  public  testimony  on  HB  83.    After                                                               
ascertaining  that no  one wished  to testify,  he closed  public                                                               
testimony.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:51:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  LEDOUX asked  whether the  Division of  Elections                                                               
(DOE) supports the proposed legislation.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:51:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
GAIL FENUMIAI,  Director, Division of Elections  (DOE), Office of                                                               
the  Lieutenant  Governor (OLG),  responded  that  DOE is  always                                                               
supportive of maintaining high levels  of security and instilling                                                               
public trust in  the election process.  Its position  is that the                                                               
proposed legislation would support that effort.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:53:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SHAW  moved  to   report  CSHB  83,  Version  31-                                                               
LS0635\M,  Bullard, 3/11/19,  out  of  committee with  individual                                                               
recommendations  and the  accompanying zero  fiscal note.   There                                                               
being  no objection,  CSHB 83(STA)  was reported  from the  House                                                               
State Affairs Standing Committee.