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SB 870 Contempt appeal; allows circuit judge to sit without a jury to hear from judgment of district court.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Criminal procedure; contempt appeal. Provides that a circuit judge shall, sitting without a jury, hear an appeal from a summary contempt judgment of the district court.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102415D pdf
- 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB870ER) pdf
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/04/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102415D
- 01/04/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/13 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/13 House: Read first time
- 02/02/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 02/11/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 House: Read second time
- 02/20/13 House: Read third time
- 02/20/13 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/13 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/13 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/13 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB870ER)
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)