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1996 SESSION

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HB 709 Reading the law to become an attorney.

Introduced by: Clarence E. Phillips | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Reading the law to become an attorney. Provides that an applicant for admission to the Bar who read the law may have been employed by the supervising attorney during the course of study. Under State Bar regulations, such employment is currently prohibited.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 966981400  pdf
• 03/11/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 966981400
• 01/22/96  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 Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
• 02/10/96  House: Read first time
• 02/12/96  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/13/96  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 12-N)
• 02/13/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 12-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
• 02/21/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/23/96  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/23/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/23/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/27/96  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (92-Y 7-N)
• 02/27/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 7-N)
• 03/11/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB709ER)
• 03/15/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/10/96  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/17/96  House: House rejected Gov's recommendation (37-Y 60-N)
• 04/17/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (37-Y 60-N)
• 04/17/96  House: Communicated to Governor
• 05/06/96  Governor: Vetoed by Governor