Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT OF 2003
Short Title
ABSENTEE VOTING ACT
Date filed
October 16, 2012
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
27
Session Type
Bill Transmittal
Conference committee requested by SENATE (1/28/2013)

Committee Details

Committee Report No.
446

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
11/5/2012 Sponsorship Speech Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
11/7/2012 Interpellation Drilon, Franklin M.
11/7/2012 Interpellation Angara, Edgardo J.
1/21/2013 Period of Individual Amendments
1/22/2013 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
2/5/2013 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.

Votes

Votes

Type of vote

Third Reading (1/28/2013)

Voted Yes Voted No

Angara, Edgardo J.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Osmena III, Sergio R.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Recto, Ralph G.
Sotto III, Vicente C.

 

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT OF 2003
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2012 ]
10/17/2012 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION with Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL as author(s) per Committee Report No. 446, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 2124 and 2401;
10/17/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
10/17/2012 Sponsor: Senator PIMENTEL III;
11/5/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
11/5/2012 Sponsorship speech of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;
11/7/2012 Interpellation of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA and FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
11/7/2012 Senator MANNY VILLAR was made as coauthor;
11/7/2012 Period of interpellations closed;
11/7/2012 Period of committee amendments closed;
[ 2013 ]
1/21/2013 Period of individual amendments;
1/22/2013 Period of individual amendments closed;
1/22/2013 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
1/23/2013 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
1/28/2013 Approved on Third Reading;
1/28/2013 In favor: (13) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RALPH G. RECTO and VICENTE C. SOTTO III;
1/28/2013 Against: N o n e;
1/28/2013 Abstention: N o n e;
1/30/2013 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3312 and HBN-6542, designating Representatives Barzaga Jr., Bichara, Bello, Batocabe, Rodriguez and Datumanong as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on January 23, 2013;
1/30/2013 Senate agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3312 and HBN-6542, designating Senators Pimentel, Villar and Lapid as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on January 28, 2013;
2/5/2013 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-3312, in consolidation with HBN-6542, be approved as reconciled;
2/5/2013 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;
2/5/2013 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
2/6/2013 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives; (O.B. dated 6/6/2013)
4/4/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3312 and HBN-6542, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
4/29/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3312 and HBN-6542, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
4/30/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3312 and HBN-6542, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III;
FINAL TITLE: 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
5/27/2013 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-6542, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, and became
5/27/2013 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10590.

President's Action

Approved by the President
Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President