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2018 SESSION

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HB 1238 Timeliness of indictments; discharge from jail.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Timeliness of indictments, etc.; discharge from jail. Clarifies that only a person in jail on a criminal charge that has been certified or otherwise transferred from a district court to a circuit court is to be discharged from jail if an indictment, presentment, or information is not found or filed against him before the end of the second term of court at which he is held to answer. Discharge of a person from jail under this provision does not preclude his reincarceration on a subsequent indictment or presentment for the same offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102876D  pdf
• 02/05/18  House: Committee substitute printed 18106496D-H1  pdf
• 03/07/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1238ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes

HISTORY

• 01/10/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102876D
• 01/10/18  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/18  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/31/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/18  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/18  House: Committee substitute printed 18106496D-H1
• 02/07/18  House: Read first time
• 02/08/18  House: Read second time
• 02/08/18  House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106496D-H1
• 02/08/18  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1238H1
• 02/09/18  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/12/18  House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/18  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/18  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/28/18  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/18  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/18  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/18  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1238ER)
• 03/07/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/15/18  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
• 03/15/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/30/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 551 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/30/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551)