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2001 SESSION

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SB 408 Writ of error.

Introduced by: Bill Bolling | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Writ of error. Provides that a writ of error lies for any county, city or town from the circuit court to the judgment of a district court declaring an ordinance unconstitutional or otherwise invalid and requires that the district court remit the case file to the circuit court. If the circuit court requests, the district court must submit a statement of the basis for its determination. The bill also provides that in all cases a writ of error lies from the Supreme Court to the judgment of the circuit court declaring a local ordinance invalid; under current law misdemeanors are excepted.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005512404  pdf
• 02/15/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 005512404-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/21/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005512404
• 01/21/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Read second time
• 02/15/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/15/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/15/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/15/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 005512404-E
• 02/15/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/21/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/00  House: Read first time
• 02/21/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 03/05/00  House: Continued to 2001 in Courts of Justice w/amd (16-Y 7-N)
• 11/20/00  House: Tabled in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)