On April 7, the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 2981, the ballot access improvement bill. The bill had already passed the House. It cuts the petition requirement from 2% of the last vote cast to 1%, and moves the non-presidential petition deadline from May to August.
LAID OVER ???
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?year=2009&sessiontype=RS
04/10/09 Laid over on 3rd reading 4/9/09
04/09/09 On 3rd reading with right to amend
04/08/09 Unanimous consent
Jeff:
I sent a donation to the CPWV to help in this campaign. The check was never cashed. I’ve emailed the CPWV, but have received no reply. Have you received it?
Not looking good, since session ENDS tomorrow:
H.B. 2981
Date Action
04/11/09 Laid over on 3rd reading 4/10/09
04/10/09 Deferred until Foot bills on 2nd reading
04/10/09 Laid over on 3rd reading 4/9/09
04/09/09 On 3rd reading with right to amend
04/08/09 Unanimous consent
04/08/09 Read 2nd time
04/08/09 On 2nd reading
04/07/09 Read 1st time
04/07/09 On 1st reading
04/07/09 Immediate consideration
04/07/09 Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
04/02/09 To Judiciary
If the session ends, is the bill held over, or does it die? If it dies, when can it be reintroduced?
It looks like this is a DONE DEAL (Unless Manchin vetos it). CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE !!!
Date Action
04/11/09 Senate requests House to concur
04/11/09 Senate reconsidered title amendment (Voice vote)
04/11/09 The bill still being in the possession of Senate
04/11/09 Senate requests return of bill from House
04/11/09 Motion
04/11/09 Senate requests House to concur
04/11/09 Passed Senate (Roll No. 27)
04/11/09 Title amendment withdrawn
04/11/09 Read 3rd time
04/11/09 Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
04/11/09 Com. amend. to com. amend. adopted (Voice vote)
04/11/09 Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
04/11/09 Laid over on 3rd reading 4/10/09
04/10/09 Deferred until Foot bills on 2nd reading
04/10/09 Laid over on 3rd reading 4/9/09
04/09/09 On 3rd reading with right to amend
04/08/09 Unanimous consent
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04/01/09 Passed House
LPWV and National LP activists and officials have lobbied actively at the WV capitol to support this legislation. As of tonight, it has officially passed. We shepherded it through the senate to ensure that it made it in time. The CPWV also deserves credit for urging their members to contact their legislators in support of the bill.
I have personally met with Governor Manchin’s legislative liaison regarding the bill and we have his assurances that the governor has no intention to veto it. In fact, we received very positive reactions from both the governor’s and secretary of state’s offices when we met with them in January, February, and March during several lobbying trips by LP folks.
A little history – Del. Fleischauer has introduced this bill several times over the past 10 sessions. Each time it failed to make it through. This was my first time taking an active role as the Chairman of the LPWV on getting this measure passed, and we succeeded.
Thanks also to Bill Redpath, Tad Britch, and Rebeka Baird for taking an active role and joining me on our lobbying trips to Charleston.