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2003 SESSION

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SB 971 Court system; designation of circuit judge to sit in district court.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Court system; designation of circuit judge to sit in district court. Allows the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to designate a circuit court judge, with the judge's consent, to sit in district court. The bill also removes an old reference to a single district court judge serving the courts of the Eastern Shore.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031745246  pdf
• 02/04/03  Senate: Printed as engrossed 031745246-E  pdf
• 02/24/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB971ER)  pdf
• 03/20/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031745246
• 01/08/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/03  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/04/03  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/04/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/04/03  Senate: Printed as engrossed 031745246-E
• 02/04/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/03  House: Read first time
• 02/05/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/03  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  House: Read second time
• 02/13/03  House: Read third time
• 02/13/03  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB971ER)
• 02/26/03  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/20/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)