Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ENSURING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESSES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND SENIOR CITIZENS (SCS)
Short Title
ELECTORAL PROCESSES ACCESSIBILITY ACT OF 2012
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
September 24, 2012
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
23
Session Type
Bill Transmittal
Conference committee requested by SENATE (11/28/2012)
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
410
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 10/17/2012 Sponsorship Speech Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L. 11/5/2012 Period of Amendment Closed 11/5/2012 Period of Interpellation Closed 12/19/2012 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (11/12/2012)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Cayetano, Alan Peter Companero S.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" R.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT ENSURING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESSES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND SENIOR CITIZENS (SCS) [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2012 ] 9/24/2012 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, MANNY VILLAR, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN and FRANKLIN M. DRILON as author(s) per Committee Report No. 410, recommending its approval in consolidation with SBNos. 617, 935, 1843, 2820, and 2999, taking into consideration HBN-5509; 10/9/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/9/2012 Sponsors: Senator(s) AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO and MANNY VILLAR; 10/17/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 10/17/2012 Sponsorship speech of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL; 10/17/2012 Upon her request, Senator PIA S. CAYETANO was made cosponsor of the Bill; 11/5/2012 Period of interpellation closed; 11/5/2012 Period of amendment closed; 11/5/2012 Approved on Second Reading without Amendments; 11/5/2012 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 11/12/2012 Approved on Third Reading; 11/12/2012 In favor: (17) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL and VICENTE C. SOTTO III; 11/12/2012 Against: N o n e; 11/12/2012 Abstention: N o n e; 11/14/2012 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 11/28/2012 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3287 and HBN-5509, designating Senators Pimentel, Villar and Lapid as its conferees; 12/5/2012 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5509 and SBN-3287, and designated Representatives Barzaga, Jr., Arquiza, Colmenares, Tinio, Ortega, Binay and Magsaysay as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on December 3, 2012; 12/19/2012 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-3287, in consolidation with HBN-5509 be approved as reconciled 12/19/2012 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL; 12/19/2012 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 12/19/2012 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives; (See: O.B. dated January 21, 2013) [ 2013 ] 1/16/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3287 and HBN-5509, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 1/28/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3287 and HBN-5509, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 1/29/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3287 and HBN-5509, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO ESTABLISH PRECINCTS ASSIGNED TO ACCESSIBLE POLLING PLACES EXCLUSIVELY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS 2/15/2013 Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III and became; 2/15/2013 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10366.