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2006 SESSION

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HB 1237 District and circuit courts; Chief Justice to designate active or retired judge to provide assist.

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

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Designation of district and circuit judges.  Allows the Chief Justice to designate an active or retired judge to provide judicial assistance to another district or circuit if, in his opinion, the administration of justice so requires. Current law allows such designations only due to congestion in the court's work.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061121160  pdf
• 03/06/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1237ER)  pdf
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061121160
• 01/11/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/06  House: Read first time
• 02/13/06  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/14/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/22/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/06  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1237ER)
• 03/07/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 144 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)