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1996 SESSION

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HB 623 State Bar; complaints against lawyers.

Introduced by: Jay W. DeBoer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

State Bar; complaints against lawyers. Grants immunity to any person for statements made in a proceeding regarding an attorney's professional conduct unless the statements are false, willful and malicious. Currently immunity is granted only to lawyers.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 961549829  pdf
• 02/09/96  House: Committee substitute printed 966943200-H1  pdf
• 03/12/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB623ER)  pdf
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0399)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 961549829
• 01/19/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/25/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/09/96  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/96  House: Committee substitute printed 966943200-H1
• 02/10/96  House: Read first time
• 02/12/96  House: Read second time
• 02/12/96  House: Committee substitute agreed to 966943200-H1
• 02/12/96  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 966943200-H1
• 02/13/96  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/14/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/14/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Justice
• 02/26/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB623ER)
• 03/20/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/21/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/31/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 399 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0399)