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2008 SESSION

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SB 566 Circuit and district courts; withdrawal of appeals.

Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Withdrawal of appeals from district courts; civil proceedings. Establishes procedures for parties who appeal decisions from district courts in civil actions to withdraw such appeals. Currently there are only procedures for the withdrawal of appeals from district courts in certain criminal cases. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080229400  pdf
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB566ER)  pdf
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0706)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080229400
• 01/09/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/08  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/04/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/08  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/08  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/27/08  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 6-N)
• 02/29/08  House: Read second time
• 03/03/08  House: Read third time
• 03/03/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/03/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/03/08  House: Passed House with amendment (86-Y 14-N)
• 03/03/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (86-Y 14-N)
• 03/05/08  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB566ER)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 706 (effective 7/1/08)
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0706)