Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 810 — Vote-by-mail Ballots

Last action — Died on Calendar

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Florida Senate - 2018 SB 810 By Senator Powell 30-00516-18 2018810__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to vote-by-mail ballots;
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 810 By the Committee on Rules;
and Senator Powell 595-03540-18 2018810c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to vote-by-mail ballots;
authorizing an elector to vote by personally delivering his or her completed vote-by mail ballot to an early voting site in the elector’s county of residence 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;
(2)(a) If the elector chooses not to vote in person as provided in subsection (1), the elector may vote by personally delivering his or her completed vote-by-mail ballot to an early voting site in the elector’s county of residence during the early voting site’s hours of operation.
(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 the elector is registered to vote during the site’s hours of operation.
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Action History

  1. Died on Calendar

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Rules read 1st time

  4. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  5. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  6. CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/22/18, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building

  8. Now in Rules

  9. Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  10. On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  11. Introduced

  12. Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules

  13. Filed

Sponsors

  • Powell · Primary

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Powell

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Brandes — Yea
Flores — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Lee — Yea
Montford — Yea
Perry — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Book — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 2000
Total 7001
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Braynon — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Perry — Yea
Lee — Not Voting
Hutson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 810?
SB 810 is sponsored by Powell.
What is the current status of SB 810?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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