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• Introduced by Rep. Mary Valentine (D) on February 16, 2010, to impose a moratorium on cost-cutting closures of Secretary of State offices until certain bureaucratic procedures specified in the bill are adopted. These would require balancing cost savings, public convenience and access to public transportation systems when closures are considered, and require that advance notice be given to local governments and the legislature.
  • Referred to the House Ethics and Elections Committee on February 16, 2010.
    • Reported in the House on February 24, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 24, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 24, 2010.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Mary Valentine (D) on February 24, 2010, to also require the Secretary of State to notify in advance the chief executive officer of a township where a branch is being closed. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 24, 2010.
• Passed 71 to 36 in the House on February 24, 2010, to impose a moratorium on cost-cutting closures of Secretary of State offices until certain bureaucratic procedures specified in the bill are adopted. These would require balancing cost savings, public convenience and access to public transportation systems when closures are considered, and require that advance notice be given to local governments and the legislature.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on February 25, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on February 25, 2010.