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2007 SESSION
HB 2981 Criminal charges; effect of dismissal.
Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Effect of dismissal of criminal charges. States that dismissal of a criminal charge by a court does not bar subsequent prosecution of the charge unless jeopardy attached at the earlier proceeding or unless the dismissal order explicitly states that the dismissal is with prejudice.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073385105 pdf
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 073385105-E pdf
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2981ER) pdf
- 03/21/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073385105
- 01/10/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/02/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2981E
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 073385105-E
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 Senate: Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/07 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2981ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 419 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/21/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419)