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1998 SESSION

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HB 446 Procedure for revocation of attorney's license to practice law.

Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Procedure for revocation of attorney's license to practice law. Amends the procedure for attorney license revocation to require the use of the same procedures adopted by the Supreme Court for lawyer discipline. The bill also expands sanctions available to the court hearing the revocation matter to include those available to the Disciplinary Board and establishes a definitive process for appeal of the court's decision. Under current law and this bill, when an attorney's license is revoked,, upon appeal, his privilege to practice is suspended. This bill allows the Supreme Court to stay an order of suspension and requires that an order of reprimand be stayed.

FULL TEXT

• 01/16/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 983744112  pdf
• 03/17/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB446ER)  pdf
• 04/16/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0339)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/16/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 983744112
• 01/16/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/14/98  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/98  House: Read first time
• 02/16/98  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/16/98  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: VOTE: CONSTITUTIONAL READING (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/17/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/17/98  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/98  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil & Property Law
• 02/25/98  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/26/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/98  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/02/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/02/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/02/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/02/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/02/98  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/04/98  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/04/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/17/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB446ER)
• 03/23/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/23/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 339 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/16/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0339)