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• Introduced by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) on July 15, 2009, to prohibit paying or otherwise rewarding a person for voting or refraining from voting, or for registering to vote, or inducing another person to register, subject to 90 days in jail and a $2,500 fine.
  • Referred to the Senate Campaign & Election Oversight Committee on July 15, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 10, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 2, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details and increases the proposed penalties. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2010.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 3, 2010, to prohibit paying or otherwise rewarding a person for voting or refraining from voting, or for registering to vote, or inducing another person to register, subject to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on March 3, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Ethics and Elections Committee on March 3, 2010.