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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 19

JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER: 25
File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: HJ 21/01 - CGM

Sponsored By:
Delegates V. Jones, Arnick, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Clagett, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Fulton, Gladden, Glassman, Harrison, A. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Phillips, Rawlings, Riley, Sophocleus, Swain, and Taylor

Entitled:
Voting Rights Act

Synopsis:

Urging the U.S. Congress to amend the Voting Rights Act to ensure that specified provisions that safeguard against extraordinary racial discrimination in voting procedures are reauthorized.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (125-4)
4/4
Returned Passed
5/16
Signed by the President and the Speaker Joint Resolution 25
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/22
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONGRESS, U. S
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 316688/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (127-3)
Senate
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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