COMMITTEE INFORMATION
15th Congress of the Philippines

SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS »
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the protection and advancement of the right of suffrage and the conduct of elections, plebiscites, initiatives, recalls & referenda.
MEMBERSHIP: 35 Members
HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
- HB00220 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 324k]
AN ACT PROHIBITING AN ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICIAL FROM RESIGNING HIS ELECTIVE OFFICE TO ACCEPT AN APPOINTMENT TO ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Principal Author: TAÑADA, LORENZO III REYES
Status: Business for the day on 2010-11-09 - HB03469 [History]
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL REGISTERED VOTERS WHOSE BIOMETRICS HAVE NOT BEEN CAPTURED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE ELECTION OFFICER OF THEIR PLACE OF REGISTRATION FOR PURPOSES OF HAVING THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS, FINGERPRINTS AND SIGNATURES CAPTURED THROUGH THE METHOD OF BIOMETRICS, FOR PURPOSES OF ENSURING THAT THE AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AFIS) CAN BE UTILIZED TO CLEANSE THE RECORDS OF DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE REGISTRANTS
Principal Author: YAP, SUSAN A.
Status: REPUBLIC ACT (RA10367) enacted on 2013-02-15 - HB04096 [History]
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6646, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE ELECTORAL REFORMS LAW OF 1987," MAKING ELECTION SERVICE VOLUNTARY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER CITIZENS
Principal Author: TINIO, ANTONIO L.
Status: Business for the day on 2011-12-05 - HB04145 [History]
AN ACT IDENTIFYING OTHER PERSONS CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR ELECTION OFFENSES AND INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR ELECTION-RELATED OFFENSES, AMENDING SECTIONS 263 AND 264 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 881, AS AMENDED OR THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE, AND SECTION 46 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8189 OR THE VOTER'S REGISTRATION ACT OF 1996, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
Status: Approved by the House on 2011-10-10, transmitted to on 2011-10-17 and received by the Senate on 2011-10-17 - HB04146 [History]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE ELECTIONS AND THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) WITH THOSE OF THE NATIONAL AND OTHER LOCAL OFFICIALS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9333, ENTITLED "AN ACT FIXING THE DATE FOR REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal Author: SEMA, BAI SANDRA A.
Status: REPUBLIC ACT (RA10153) enacted on 2011-06-30 - HB04241 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 267k]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING TO QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA
Principal Author: TEODORO, MARCELINO REYES
Status: House ratified the CC report on 2013-01-22, Senate on 2013-01-22 - HB04307 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 241k]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING FOR THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
Status: Measure reconsidered on 2012-02-08 - HB05481 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 323k]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DISQUALIFICATION OF ANY PERSON HOLDING A PUBLIC APPOINTIVE OFFICE WHO FAILS TO VACATE A PUBLIC APPOINTIVE OFFICE ON THE DAY OF FILING OF THE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY FOR ANY ELECTIVE POSITION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, AS AMENDED
Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
Status: Business for the day on 2011-12-05 - HB05482 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 298k]
AN ACT DECLARING AN ELECTIVE OFFICIAL IPSO FACTO RESIGNED FROM HIS OFFICE UPON THE FILING OF THE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY FOR ANOTHER ELECTIVE POSITION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA (BP) BILANG 881, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES,' AS AMENDED
Principal Author: EJERCITO, JOSEPH VICTOR GOMEZ
Status: Business for the day on 2011-12-05 - HB05509 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 1758k]
AN ACT MANDATING THE USE OF HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE POLLING PLACES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SENIOR CITIZENS AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS
Principal Author: ARQUIZA, GODOFREDO V.
Status: REPUBLIC ACT (RA10366) enacted on 2013-02-15 - HB05975 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 488k]
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE PENDENCY OF A COMPLAINT AND/OR MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION DENYING A COMPLAINT FOR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF A NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR SECTORAL PARTY AND DISQUALIFICATION OF ANY OF ITS NOMINEES SHALL NOT BE A GROUND FOR THE DEFERMENT OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE CONCERNED PARTY, AND ITS NOMINEES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PARTYLIST SYSTEM ACT
Principal Author: CO, CHRISTOPHER S.
Status: Business for the day on 2012-03-14 - HB06528 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 626k]
AN ACT INSTITUTING A COMPULSORY INSURANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS (BEI), SPECIAL BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS (SBEI), THE BOARD OF ELECTION TELLERS (BET) AND THEIR SUPPORT STAFF FOR EVERY NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
Principal Author: CORTUNA, JULIETA R.
Status: Approved by the House on 2012-10-09, transmitted to on 2012-10-11 and received by the Senate on 2012-10-11 - HB06542 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 831k]
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189, ENTITLED 'AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING BY QUALIFIED CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES ABROAD, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'
Principal Author: MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, GLORIA A. MACARAEG
Status: House ratified the CC report on 2013-02-06, Senate on 2013-02-05 - HB06551 [History]
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
Status: Approved by the House on 2012-10-09, transmitted to on 2012-10-11 and received by the Senate on 2012-10-11 - HJR0031 [History]
ANNULLING THE BOOK OF VOTERS OF THE MINICIPALITIES/CITIES IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, DIRECTING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO IMMEDIATELY CONDUCT A NEW GENERAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS IN THE REGION, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal Author: BELMONTE, FELICIANO JR. RACIMO
Status: REPUBLIC ACT (JR00003) enacted on 2012-06-11 - HR00377 [History]
RESOLUTION CERTIFYING TO THE EXISTENCE OF A VACANCY IN THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL SUCH VACANCY
Principal Author: PONCE ENRILE, JUAN JR. CASTANER
Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00060 on 2010-12-13 - HR01655 [History]
A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING TO THE EXISTENCE OF A VACANCY IN THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL SUCH VACANCY
Principal Author: CELESTE, JESUS "BOYING" F.
Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00188 on 2011-11-16
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