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1997 SESSION

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HB 2697 Jurisdiction over magistrate's office.

Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Jurisdiction over magistrate's office. Provides that law-enforcement officers of a city, when performing their duties, shall have the same powers in a building housing a magistrate's office which serves the city but is located in Henry County (described by population) as such officers would have in the city. The courts of the city shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the locality in which such office is located, over any offense committed against such officer in such building.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 971272114  pdf
• 02/04/97  House: Printed as engrossed 971272114-E  pdf
• 03/04/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2697ER)  pdf
• 03/25/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0739)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 971272114
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/03/97  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/97  House: Read first time
• 02/04/97  House: Read second time
• 02/04/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/04/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/04/97  House: Printed as engrossed 971272114-E
• 02/04/97  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/17/97  Senate: Reported from Local Government w/amd. (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/19/97  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/19/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/19/97  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/97  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2697ER)
• 03/07/97  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 739 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/25/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0739)