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2000 SESSION

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HB 717 Court appearance or jury service; penalizing employee prohibited.

Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Court appearance; penalizing employee. Clarifies that the job protections provided an employee for court appearance or for jury service extend to such appearances in any court whatsoever. The bill also increases the penalty against an employer who violates this section from a Class 4 to a Class 3 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005303608  pdf
• 02/08/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005303608-E  pdf
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB717ER)  pdf
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005303608
• 01/21/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/03/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  House: Read first time
• 02/08/00  House: Read second time
• 02/08/00  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/08/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/08/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005303608-E
• 02/09/00  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-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
• 03/01/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB717ER)
• 03/16/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/03/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 295 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)