Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 609 — Vote-by-Mail Ballots

Last action — Died in Ethics and Elections

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 609 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to vote-by-mail ballots;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 6, Engrossed 1 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to vote-by-mail ballots;
authorizing a county supervisor of elections to accept an elector's voted vote-by-mail ballot by personal delivery at an early voting site in the county where the elector is registered to vote during the site's hours of operation;
authorizing a supervisor of elections to accept an elector's voted vote-by-mail ballot at an early voting site in the county where the elector is registered to vote during the site's hours of operation;
An elector who has received a vote-by-mail ballot and has not returned the voted ballot to the supervisor, Page 1 of 3 CODING:
An elector who has received a vote-by-mail ballot and has not returned the voted ballot to the supervisor, but desires to vote in person, shall return the ballot, whether Page 1 of 3 CODING:
hb0609-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 609 2018 but desires to vote in person, shall return the ballot, whether voted or not, to the election board in the elector's precinct or to an early voting site.
hb0609-02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 6, Engrossed 1 2018 voted or not, to the election board in the elector's precinct or to an early voting site.
(2)(a) If an elector who has received a vote-by-mail ballot and has not returned the voted vote-by-mail ballot to the supervisor chooses not to vote in person as provided in subsection (1), the supervisor may accept the elector's voted Page 2 of 3 CODING:
(2)(a) If an elector who has received a vote-by-mail ballot and has not returned the voted vote-by-mail ballot to the supervisor chooses not to vote in person as provided in subsection (1), the supervisor may accept the elector's voted vote-by-mail ballot at an early voting site in the county where Page 2 of 3 CODING:
hb0609-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 609 2018 vote-by-mail ballot if the elector personally delivers the voted vote-by-mail ballot to an early voting site in the county where the elector is registered to vote during the site's hours of operation.
hb0609-02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 6, Engrossed 1 2018 the elector is registered to vote during the site's hours of operation.
(b) The division shall adopt uniform rules for the receipt of voted vote-by-mail ballots delivered to an early voting site pursuant to this subsection.
(b) The division shall adopt uniform rules for the receipt of the ballots.
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Action History

  1. Died in Ethics and Elections

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Placed on 3rd reading

  9. Amendment(s) adopted (943755)

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18

  12. Placed on Calendar

  13. CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee read 1st time

  14. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  15. CS by- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 2

  16. On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 02/08/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall

  17. Now in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee

  18. Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0

  19. Introduced

  20. On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall

  21. Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee

  22. Filed

Sponsors

  • Public Integrity and Ethics Committee · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Public Integrity and Ethics Committee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 90002
Republican 19001
Democrat 5000
Total 114003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Raschein — Yea
Caldwell — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Smith — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Cortes, B. — Yea
Lee — Yea
Cortes, J. — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Diaz, M. — Yea
Moraitis — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Abruzzo — Not Voting
Altman — Not Voting
Ahern — Yea
Asencio — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Beshears — Yea
Bileca — Yea
Brown — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Corcoran — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Duran — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Edwards-Walpole — Yea
Fant — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Yea
Good — Yea
Goodson — Yea
Hager — Yea
Hardemon — Yea
Harrison — Yea
Henry — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Metz — Yea
Moskowitz — Yea
Newton — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Olszewski — Yea
Peters — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Porter — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Raburn — Yea
Renner — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Rodrigues — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Russell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Spano — Yea
Stafford — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Stone — Yea
Trujillo — Yea
White — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Williamson — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Not Voting
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Public Integrity & Ethics Committee)

Passed 15 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2000
Unaffiliated 10200
Republican 3001
Total 15201
% of votes cast 83%11%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Slosberg — Yea
Cortes, B. — Yea
Gonzalez — Nay
Ahern — Nay
Byrd — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Metz — Yea
Peters — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Raburn — Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Not Voting

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Favorable (Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee)

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3000
Democrat 1001
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Sullivan — Yea
Drake — Yea
Edwards-Walpole — Yea
Henry — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Stone — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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HB 609 is sponsored by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee.
What is the current status of HB 609?
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