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2016 SESSION

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HB 442 Circuit courts; Judicial Council may determine when shall be open for business.

Introduced by: G. Manoli Loupassi | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

When circuit courts open; Judicial Council. Allows the Judicial Council to determine when the circuit courts are open subject to the current allowances in the Code for holidays and safety concerns. The bill also clarifies that these provisions do not empower the Judicial Council to set the hours of operation of a circuit court clerk's office. This bill is identical to SB 590.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103012D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16103012D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB442ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/07/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103012D
• 01/07/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/20/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/16  House: Read first time
• 02/08/16  House: Read second time
• 02/08/16  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/08/16  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB442E
• 02/08/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16103012D-E
• 02/09/16  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/16  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/16  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/22/16  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/22/16  Senate: Amendment #1 by Senator Obenshain withdrawn
• 02/22/16  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/22/16  Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator Obenshain agreed to
• 02/22/16  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/22/16  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/24/16  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/16  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/16  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB442ER)
• 02/25/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/29/16  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/29/16
• 02/29/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016
• 03/04/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 237 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/04/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)