BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2477: Election laws

Making technical changes to election laws.

Summary

Makes technical changes to election laws, including moving a requirement related to signature verification from the general election laws provision to the Secretary of State's rule making authority section; renaming a filing fee petition to avoid confusion; removing "out-of-state" voters from the statute that implements the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act requirements; and repealing duplicate and superfluous statutes.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2477), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 206, Laws of 2006

AN ACT Relating to technical changes to election laws;

Passed February 8, 2006

Version voted on: HB 2477

96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	55	0	0	1
Republican	41	0	0	1

How each member voted

Passed March 3, 2006

Version voted on: HB 2477

48 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	1	0
Republican	23	0	0	0

How each member voted

Mar 24, 2006Effective date 6/7/2006.
Mar 24, 2006Chapter 206, 2006 Laws.
Mar 24, 2006Governor signed.
Mar 8, 2006Delivered to Governor.
Mar 6, 2006Speaker signed.
Mar 6, 2006President signed.
Mar 3, 2006Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0.
Mar 3, 2006Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Mar 2, 2006Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 28, 2006Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Feb 24, 2006GO - Majority; do pass.
Feb 24, 2006Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 9, 2006First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
Feb 8, 2006Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Feb 8, 2006Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Jan 26, 2006Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 24, 2006Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 20, 2006SGOA - Executive action taken by committee.
Jan 20, 2006SGOA - Majority; do pass.
Jan 9, 2006First reading, referred to State Government Operations & Accountability.
Jan 6, 2006Prefiled for introduction.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2477 (2025–26) Real estate appraisals · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2477 (2023–24) Controlled subst. violations · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2477 (2019–20) Prof. licensing review · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2477 (2017–18) Trespass on privacy · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2477 (2015–16) Filing fee petitions · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2477 (2013–14) Janitorial services · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2477 (2011–12) Missing endangered persons · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2477 (2009–10) Criminal firearm use · Did not pass · died in committee