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2004 SESSION

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HB 70 Judges & Justices of Supreme Court & Court of Appeals; designation as a senior justice after retire.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Senior justices and judges. Clarifies that a justice of the Supreme Court or judge of the Court of Appeals may retire and later be designated a senior justice or judge. The current language could be read that such designation would have to be achieved prior to retirement.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/15/03 040768160  pdf
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB70ER)  pdf
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/15/03 040768160
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/04  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/04  House: Read first time
• 01/21/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/22/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/23/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/23/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB70ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 346 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346)