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Legislation continued: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 279 Small Estate Act; updates certain banking and fiduciary statutes to make them consistent with Act.
- HB 280 Decedent's will; unsupervised probate.
- HB 315 Marijuana; expungement of charges.
- HB 323 Traffic infractions, prepayable; payment of costs.
- HB 382 Medical advisory committees and consultants; privileged communications.
- HB 551 Medical records; fees for copying.
- HB 553 Criminal case; deferred disposition.
- HB 587 Juvenile convicts; payment of restitution.
- HB 700 Child support; responsibility of incarcerated obligor.
- HB 735 Involuntary commitment hearings; third-year law students may represent petitioner.
- HB 750 Parental rights; appeal when terminated.
- HB 1068 Service of process; cost of return.
- HB 1074 Custody & visitation orders; expedited hearings for those on active military duty.
- HB 1192 Child Toy Safety Act of 2008; penalty for failure to remove recalled goods, report.
- HB 1209 Criminal case; deferred disposition.
- HB 1252 Child custody; court ordered investigations.
- HB 1281 License plates, special; persons convicted of DUI third or subsequent time to use.
- HB 1321 Foster care; transition plan for children 16 years of age or older.
- HB 1336 Criminal case; deferred disposition.
- HB 1338 Firearm, etc.; increases from misdemeanor to felony for brandishing.
- HB 1518 Emergency protective orders; Executive Secretary to allow magistrates to use preliminary orders.
- HB 1525 Infectious animal diseases; scrapie regulations for goats and sheep.
- HB 1550 Service of process; plaintiff requesting on defendant where service was not had, plaintiff must pay.
- HB 1559 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs); exemption from civil judgments.
- SB 39 Traffic accident reports; increases amount of damage threshold to be reported by law enforcement.
- SB 65 Community criminal justice boards; membership.
- SB 310 Restricted driver's license; court to provide during period of suspension.
- SB 364 Bad checks; attorneys for State to establish programs that allow persons to avoid prosecution.
- SB 369 Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases.
- SB 387 Guardian ad litem; mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect, exception.
- SB 519 Zoning appeals, board of; petitioner to be awarded reasonable attorney fees and court costs.