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2000 SESSION

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SB 481 Compensation of court-appointed counsel.

Introduced by: Malfourd W. Trumbo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Subject to such funds that are appropriated, increases court-appointed attorneys' fees by 20 percent in misdemeanor cases and by 40 percent in felony cases. A second enactment clause provides that the act becomes effective only if funds are appropriated by the 2000 General Assembly and prorates the fee increase based on the amount appropriated.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005798548  pdf
• 02/10/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 005798548-E  pdf
• 03/16/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB481ER)  pdf
• 04/14/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005798548
• 01/24/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/08/00  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 1-N)
• 02/09/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/00  Senate: Read second time
• 02/10/00  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/10/00  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/10/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/10/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 005798548-E
• 02/11/00  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/11/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/11/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/17/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/00  House: Read first time
• 02/17/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/29/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (23-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  House: Read second time
• 03/03/00  House: Read third time
• 03/03/00  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/03/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/03/00  House: Passed House with amendment (89-Y 3-N)
• 03/03/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 3-N 4-A)
• 03/07/00  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/07/00  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/16/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB481ER)
• 03/20/00  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/20/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/22/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (effective-see bill)
• 04/14/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)