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2000 SESSION

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HB 507 Fine for contempt of court; penalty.

Introduced by: C. Richard Cranwell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Contempt of court. Increases from $50 to $250 the maximum fine for contempt of court. The 1999 General Assembly increased the fine to $250 in two sections but overlooked this section. The bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. This bill is identical to SB 61.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 001358684  pdf
• 03/09/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB507ER)  pdf
• 03/28/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0164)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 001358684
• 01/18/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
• 02/03/00  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  House: Read first time
• 02/08/00  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/09/00  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB507ER)
• 03/13/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/13/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 164 (effective 7/1/00)
• 03/28/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0164)