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2000 SESSION
HB 848 Suits by prisoners.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Suits by prisoners. Creates a statutory scheme which prisoners must follow in order to file any suit related to their confinement. The bill prescribes venue, pre-screening by the court, costs, fees, discovery, sanctions and specific conditions pursuant to which suit may be filed with the intent to significantly reduce frivolous lawsuits.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 001694252 pdf
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 001694252-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 001694252
- 01/24/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/13/00 House: Read first time
- 02/13/00 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (17-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/00 House: Read second time
- 02/14/00 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/00 House: Title replaced
- 02/14/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 001694252-E
- 02/15/00 House: Read third time and passed House (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/15/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/15/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/05/00 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in C. J. (7-Y 7-N)