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1997 SESSION
SB 938 Attorneys; revocation of license.
Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Attorneys; revocation of license. Allows a court to submit a complaint involving an attorney alleged to have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or any felony or alleged to have violated the Code of Professional Responsibility to the State Bar for investigation and report before issuing an order to show cause why the attorney's license should not be revoked.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971541661 pdf
- 02/21/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB938ER) pdf
- 03/17/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/16/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971541661
- 01/16/97 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/97 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/97 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/97 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/28/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/29/97 House: Read first time
- 01/29/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/07/97 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/97 House: Read second time
- 02/11/97 House: Read third time
- 02/11/97 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/11/97 House: Passed House with amendment (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/13/97 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB938ER)
- 02/26/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/17/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)