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2008 SESSION
HB 945 Court of Appeals; en banc hearings.
Introduced by: Sal R. Iaquinto | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Court of Appeals; en banc hearings. Clarifies that when there is a dissent in a panel opinion and an aggrieved party requests an en banc hearing, at least four judges of the court must vote in favor of the hearing. The bill makes it clear that the voting judges must be active and would not include retired judges sitting by designation. This bill is identical to SB 605.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081525560 pdf
- 02/19/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB945ER) pdf
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081525560
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/28/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/08 House: Read first time
- 01/31/08 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/04/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB945ER)
- 02/20/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/29/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 54 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)