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2012 SESSION
HB 45 General Assembly; continuance of case.
Introduced by: Gregory D. Habeeb | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
General Assembly; continuance of case. Provides that the continuance as a matter of right that a party to a proceeding in any court or other tribunal may obtain if he, prior to or during the session of the General Assembly, has retained an attorney to represent him in such proceeding who is an officer, employee, or member of the General Assembly or an employee of the Division of Legislative Services also applies to an attorney who becomes an officer, employee, or member of the General Assembly or an employee of the Division of Legislative Services after such attorney is retained. The bill also provides that such a continuance may be obtained if the attorney retained is or becomes a member-elect of the General Assembly.
FULL TEXT
- 12/14/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101963D pdf
- 01/26/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12101963D-E pdf
- 03/05/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB45ER) pdf
- 03/30/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/14/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101963D
- 12/14/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/16/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/12 House: Read first time
- 01/26/12 House: Read second time
- 01/26/12 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/26/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB45E
- 01/26/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12101963D-E
- 01/27/12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/12 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB45ER)
- 03/05/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/30/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 394 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/30/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)