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SB 423 — Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Place
Last action — Senate Requests House Recede
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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Senate Requests House Recede
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Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
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Third Reading Passed with Amendments (88-49)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Floor Amendment {113829/1 (Delegate Cassilly) Rejected (50-82)
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Floor Amendment {703329/1 (Delegate A. Washington) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {705366/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
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Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Ways and Means
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Third Reading Passed (32-13)
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Special Order until 3/8 (Senator Reilly) Adopted
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Favorable
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Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Sponsors
- Astle · Cosponsor
- Senator Joanne C. Benson · Cosponsor
- DeGrange · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Klausmeier · Cosponsor
- Lee · Cosponsor
- Madaleno · Cosponsor
- Manno · Cosponsor
- Mathias · Cosponsor
- McFadden · Cosponsor
- Middleton · Cosponsor
- Nathan-Pulliam · Cosponsor
- Peters · Cosponsor
- Ramirez · Cosponsor
- Pinsky · Primary
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Cosponsor
- Conway · Cosponsor
- Miller · Cosponsor
- Robinson · Cosponsor
- Smith · Cosponsor
- Currie · Cosponsor
- Senator Bill Ferguson · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator C. Anthony Muse · Cosponsor
- Kasemeyer · Cosponsor
- Zirkin · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on · 59 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Pinsky
Co-sponsors (29)
- Astle
- Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat
- DeGrange
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Klausmeier
- Lee
- Madaleno
- Manno
- Mathias
- McFadden
- Middleton
- Nathan-Pulliam
- Peters
- Ramirez
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat
- Conway
- Miller
- Robinson
- Smith
- Currie
- Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
- Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat
- Kasemeyer
- Zirkin
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (158)
158 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
88 Yea
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49 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 50 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 88 | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 35% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker Busch | — | Yea |
| Ali | — | Yea |
| Sophocleus | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Morhaim | — | Yea |
| Sanchez | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Tarlau | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Nay |
| Kittleman | — | Nay |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| McDonough | — | Nay |
| McMillan | — | Nay |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Platt | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Nay |
| Shoemaker | — | Nay |
| Vallario | — | Yea |
| Vogt | — | Nay |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Proctor | — | Not Voting |
| Malone | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Nay |
| Mosby | — | Not Voting |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Rey | — | Nay |
| Afzali | — | Nay |
| Anderton | — | Not Voting |
| Angel | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Aumann | — | Nay |
| Barkley | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Nay |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Flanagan | — | Nay |
| Frick | — | Yea |
| Frush | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glass | — | Nay |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Nay |
| Gutierrez | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Hixson | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Nay |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Yea |
| Knotts | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Jackson, M. | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Nay |
| Morgan, M. | — | Nay |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Nay |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Nay |
Failed
50 Yea
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82 Nay
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9 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 50 | 82 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 35% | 58% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Sophocleus | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Yea |
| Speaker Busch | — | Nay |
| Ali | — | Nay |
| Robinson | — | Nay |
| Lierman | — | Nay |
| Lisanti | — | Nay |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McDonough | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Rey | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Nay |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Vogt | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Nay |
| Proctor | — | Nay |
| Lewis, R. | — | Nay |
| Young, P. | — | Nay |
| Luedtke | — | Nay |
| McIntosh | — | Nay |
| Morales | — | Nay |
| Morhaim | — | Nay |
| Mosby | — | Nay |
| Pendergrass | — | Nay |
| Platt | — | Nay |
| Sanchez | — | Nay |
| Sydnor | — | Nay |
| Tarlau | — | Nay |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Nay |
| Vallario | — | Nay |
| Walker | — | Nay |
| Afzali | — | Not Voting |
| Anderton | — | Not Voting |
| Angel | — | Nay |
| Atterbeary | — | Nay |
| Aumann | — | Yea |
| Barkley | — | Nay |
| Barron | — | Nay |
| Barve | — | Nay |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Nay |
| Bromwell | — | Nay |
| Carey | — | Not Voting |
| Carr | — | Nay |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Nay |
| Dumais | — | Nay |
| Flanagan | — | Yea |
| Frick | — | Nay |
| Frush | — | Nay |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Gibson | — | Nay |
| Gilchrist | — | Nay |
| Glass | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Nay |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Gutierrez | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Hixson | — | Nay |
| Holmes | — | Nay |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Nay |
| Knotts | — | Nay |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Nay |
| Lafferty | — | Nay |
| Jackson, M. | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, A. | — | Nay |
| Lewis, J. | — | Nay |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Yea |
Passed
32 Yea
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13 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 28% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Norman | — | Nay |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Nay |
| Waugh | — | Nay |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Brochin | — | Nay |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| DeGrange | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Nay |
| Hershey | — | Nay |
| Hough | — | Nay |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Not Voting |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Not Voting |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 423?
- SB 423 is sponsored by Astle, Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), DeGrange, Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Klausmeier, Lee, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Nathan-Pulliam, Peters, Ramirez, Pinsky, Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Conway, Miller, Robinson, Smith, Currie, Senator Bill Ferguson (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator C. Anthony Muse (Democrat), Kasemeyer, Zirkin, Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat), and Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 423?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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