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1998 SESSION
HB 964 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
Introduced by: William P. Robinson, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. Describes the content of the report to be received by the General Assembly on a judge who has been the subject of a complaint before the Commission to include the nature of the complaint, its current status, any remedial action taken, etc., and requires that the judge receive a copy. The bill also expands the reporting requirement to include all members of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and, upon request, any member of the General Assembly whose district encompasses the judge's circuit or district. Previously, the report was received only by the House and Senate Courts Committees and only upon request of the chairmen.
The bill also mandates that the Commission send to the Bar District Committee any evidence it receives relating to the private practice of law by any judge or substitute judge. This bill will not become effective unless a constitutional amendment passes which specifically allows for a confidentiality exception to the proceedings and documents of the Commission allowing the General Assembly to receive confidential information.
As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. See and compare SB 645.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 981882432 pdf
- 02/16/98 House: Printed as engrossed 981882432-E pdf
- 02/25/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 989371432-S1 pdf
- 03/13/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB964ER) pdf
- 05/07/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 981882432
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/13/98 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/98 House: Read first time
- 02/15/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/98 House: Read second time
- 02/16/98 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/16/98 House: Printed as engrossed 981882432-E
- 02/17/98 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/19/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/19/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/25/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 989371432-S1
- 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: Read third time
- 02/27/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 989371432-S1
- 02/27/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 989371432-S1
- 02/27/98 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/98 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB964ER)
- 03/23/98 House: Enrolled
- 03/23/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 757 (effective-see bill)
- 05/07/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)