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HB 275 Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.
Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from 11 to 12 the maximum number of authorized general district court judgeships in the nineteenth judicial district. The Committee on District Courts recommended the additional judgeship in 2018. This bill is identical to SB 209.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103853D pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB275ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103853D
- 12/30/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/15/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/20 House: Read first time
- 01/27/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/20 House: Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N)
- 01/28/20 House: VOTE: Passage (87-Y 11-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB275ER)
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- 03/05/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/12/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)