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1996 SESSION

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SB 373 Grand jury hearings in felony prosecutions.

Introduced by: Warren E. Barry | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Grand jury hearings. Eliminates the requirement for a grand jury hearing for cases in which probable cause has been found at a preliminary hearing.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 962051607  pdf
• 02/11/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 965892607-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 962051607
• 01/22/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Justice
• 02/11/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (12-Y 3-N)
• 02/11/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 965892607-S1
• 02/12/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/13/96  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/13/96  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 965892607-S1
• 02/13/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 965892607-S1
• 02/13/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 2-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/96  House: Read first time
• 02/15/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 03/04/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)