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2002 SESSION

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HB 1186 Election of Chief Justice by the justices of the Court.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Election of Chief Justice by the justices of the Court. Changes the manner in which the Chief Justice is chosen to a majority vote of the justices as opposed to the ascension of the most senior justice. The bill applies to the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and does not affect the current Chief Justice or his term. This bill is identical to SB 138.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/02  House: Presented & ordered printed 021342816  pdf
• 03/08/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1186ER)  pdf
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0552)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/02  House: Presented & ordered printed 021342816
• 01/14/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/02  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
• 01/30/02  House: Read first time
• 01/31/02  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/02  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N)
• 02/01/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
• 02/01/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/04/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/02  Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 8-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (30-Y 8-N)
• 03/08/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1186ER)
• 03/09/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 552 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0552)