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SB 1487 Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.
Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony. Provides that any officer who is convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States shall be automatically suspended upon such conviction, regardless of any appeals, pleadings, delays, or motions. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 2364.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17104177D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1487ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17104177D
- 01/17/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/24/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/17 House: Read first time
- 02/02/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/02/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
- 02/09/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: Read second time
- 02/14/17 House: Read third time
- 02/14/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/17 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 02/14/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/17 House: Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1487ER)
- 02/20/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 369 (effective 3/13/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369)