Bill Summary

HB 1079 Elections (2014 Session)
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Sponsors
by Fullwood Co Sponsors: Thurston
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Summary
Elections: Designates act as "Florida Voting Rights Act"; requires Attorney General or attorney of political subdivision to petition Supreme Court for review of any change in voting qualifications, prerequisites, standards, practices, or procedures; requires Supreme Court to enter judgment within specified timeframe; prohibits state or political subdivisions from enforcing change in voting before judgment is entered; provides that finding of specific intent to discriminate is not required to invalidate change; provides for judicial relief. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
» H Ethics & Elections Subcommittee
   H Civil Justice Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee
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Actions
02/24/14
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Filed
03/05/14
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Referred to Ethics & Elections Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
03/05/14
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Now in Ethics & Elections Subcommittee
05/02/14
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Died in Ethics & Elections Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
1079
Filed on 02/24/14
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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