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2009 SESSION

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SB 1290 District courts; appeal may be taken to circuit court & heard de novo.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Appeals from district courts.  States that an appeal from the juvenile and domestic relations district court or an appeal in a civil case from the general district court shall be heard de novo in the circuit court. A second enactment clause provides that this bill is declarative of existing law.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091518228  pdf
• 02/10/09  Senate: Printed as engrossed 091518228-E  pdf
• 02/23/09  House: Committee substitute printed 090344228-H1  pdf
• 03/09/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1290ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0729)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091518228
• 01/14/09  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/15/09  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/09/09  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/09  Senate: Read second time
• 02/10/09  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/10/09  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/10/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1290E
• 02/10/09  Senate: Printed as engrossed 091518228-E
• 02/10/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/09  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/09  House: Read first time
• 02/13/09  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/09  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 02/18/09  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
• 02/23/09  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/23/09  House: Committee substitute printed 090344228-H1
• 02/24/09  House: Read second time
• 02/25/09  House: Read third time
• 02/25/09  House: Committee substitute agreed to 090344228-H1
• 02/25/09  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1290H1
• 02/25/09  House: Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/09  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/09  Senate: Title replaced 090344228-H1
• 03/09/09  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1290ER)
• 03/09/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 729 (effective 7/1/09)
• 03/30/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0729)