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1996 SESSION

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HB 787 Habitual offenders; show cause proceedings.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Habitual offenders; show cause. Provides for issuance of a summons, rather than an order, to show cause. The bill also clarifies the procedure to be followed when a summons to show cause is issued by the general district court, but the conviction of the qualifying offense is appealed to the circuit court.

The bill is recommended by the Committee on District Courts.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 961465837  pdf
• 03/10/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER)  pdf
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 961465837
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/25/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/11/96  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/96  House: Read first time
• 02/12/96  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 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: Criminal 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 (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/27/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 1-N)
• 03/10/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER)
• 03/15/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/31/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)