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- HB 42 Judgments; retention of records in general district court.
- HB 138 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs); benefits exempt from creditors.
- HB 140 Fiduciaries; investment in securities.
- HB 296 Prisoner Litigation Reform Act; changes in provisions.
- HB 386 Divorce; grounds include child abuse, and drug or alcohol use.
- HB 397 Video or computer games; prohibits sale of those with violent content.
- HB 452 Children; penalty for leaving certain unattended in a motor vehicle.
- HB 495 Witness summons; payment of costs and expenses to physicians.
- HB 522 Felony cases; suspension or modification of sentence for cooperation with prosecution.
- HB 630 Mauling by dogs; penalty.
- HB 724 Gangs; reporting organized criminal activity and membership.
- HB 725 Concealed weapons; includes cutting instrument in list of prohibited items.
- HB 735 Medical records; introduction as evidence.
- HB 775 Drug cases; procedure when accused consents to deferred disposition.
- HB 826 Eminent domain; procedure for acquisition of property by State.
- HB 868 Sexual abuse or neglect proceedings; use of hearsay statements by certain children.
- HB 958 Death by Wrongful Act; beneficiaries in actions where decedent died testate.
- HB 961 Mentally retarded persons; appointment of guardian or conservator.
- HB 990 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; use of special license plates after second conviction.
- HB 996 Aggrieved party or person; definition as used throughout Code.
- HB 1073 Arrest; issuance of warrant, execution.
- HB 1113 Transportation operators; limitation on recovery in actions for injury or death.
- HB 1128 Product liability actions; rebuttable presumption.
- HB 1131 Driving while license suspended or revoked; mandatory punishment if stopped for drunk driving.
- HB 1169 Criminal cases; sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction.
- HB 1217 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; admissibility of breath a analysis.
- HB 1232 Protective orders; penalty for violations.
- HB 1251 Child care; civil immunity for employers providing an on-site facility.
- HB 1317 Protective orders; when hearing held following issuance.
- HB 1325 Compromises; offer of judgment or settlement.
- HB 1367 Foreclosures; procedure for removal of occupants.
- HB 1391 Foreclosures; procedures for real property purchased at auction.
- HB 1421 Tort claims; notice to cities and towns.
- HB 1502 Drugs; secret compartments in vehicles, penalty.
- HB 1511 Affidavit of chain of custody; allows admission into evidence by law-enforcement officer.
- HB 1516 Court-appointed counsel; compensation.
- HB 1517 Assault and battery; anger management for persons charged with first offense against family member.
- HB 1520 Civil cases; expands authority of a nonlawyer representing closely held corporations.
- HB 1538 Attorney fees and court costs; termination of action.
- HB 1544 Medical malpractice; limitation on noneconomic damage awards.
- HB 1554 Funeral service establishments; changes in provisions.
- HB 1561 Assault and battery; penalty when committed against certain traffic safety personnel in uniform.
- HB 1562 Drug cases; waiver of right to appeal by persons charged with first offense.
- HB 1565 Unlawful possession or distribution of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine; penalty.
- HB 1584 Criminal records; payment for certain expungements.
- HB 1595 Debtor interrogatories; supplemental proceedings.
- HB 1612 Hunting dogs; prohibits hunter from releasing on posted property.
- HB 1622 Homicide by vehicle; penalty.
- HB 1625 Driver's licenses and learner's permits; prohibited to persons incapable of English communication.
- HB 1633 Affirmation of Marriage Act; abolished.
- HB 1639 Felonies; DNA analysis of arrestees for solicitation of prostitution or drug offense.
- HB 1643 Terry stop; refusal to provide identification, penalty.
- HB 1675 Felony cases; suspension or modification of sentence for cooperation with prosecution.
- HB 1677 Fetal death; report by mother, penalty.
- HB 1680 Leaving scene of accident; penalty.
- HB 1693 Medical malpractice; limitation on noneconomic damage awards.
- HB 1694 Medical malpractice; limit on attorney fees.
- HB 1696 Harassment with a camera; penalty.
- HB 1698 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs); benefits exempt from creditors.
- HB 1702 Medical records; introduction as evidence.
- HB 1709 Patient information; prohibits lawyer from obtaining information from practitioner's employers, etc.
- HB 1729 Computer Crimes Act; prohibited software and actions.
- HB 1748 Assault and battery; penalty when committed against a judge or justice.
- HB 1751 Civil cases; requires cover sheets with filings.
- HB 1754 Jurors; penalty when person attempts to corruptly influence.
- HB 1755 Homicide by vehicle; penalty.
- HB 1774 Retired or former justices and judges; restrictions.
- HB 1794 Medical malpractice; expressions of sympathy inadmissible.
- HB 1796 Assault and battery; penalty when committed against a judge, clerk of court or attorney.
- HB 1799 Criminal history records; dissemination of information.
- HB 1805 Felony convictions; issuance of writ of actual innocence for nonbiological evidence.
- HB 1807 Birth control; providing to minor in certain circumstances, penalty.
- HB 1809 Fetal body parts; sale of prohibited, civil penalty.
- HB 1813 Postcoital contraception; liability of institutions of higher education for exposure thereto.
- HB 1837 Illegal aliens; authority of law-enforcement officers to arrest .
- HB 1841 Menstrual extraction; performing without pregnancy test, penalty.
- HB 1858 Felons; time limitation for trial if accused in another jurisdiction.
- HB 1869 Fingerprints; increases fees for noncriminal prints.
- HB 1871 Computer crimes; changes in provisions, penalties.
- HB 1872 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; procedure due to refusal of blood or breath tests.
- HB 1873 Graffiti violations; use of multijurisdiction grand jury.
- HB 1879 Death penalty; changes in provisions.
- HB 1880 Ticket scalping; local ordinances prohibiting resale.
- HB 1894 Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; use thereof.
- HB 1900 Civil procedure; limitations of actions.
- HB 1903 Medical malpractice claims; State Corporation Commission to receive reports annually.
- HB 1904 Medical malpractice; expressions inadmissible.
- HB 1907 Medical malpractice; clerk of circuit court in which motion for judgment is filed to forward.
- HB 1924 Drug-free school zones; boundaries.
- HB 1940 Practitioners; competency evaluations.
- HB 1950 Methamphetamine precursors; unlawful possession, penalty.
- HB 1951 Pseudoephedrine; licensed pharmacist shall dispense, sell, etc., penalty.
- HB 1953 Medical malpractice claims; SCC to receive reports annually, duty of Commissioner.
- HB 1956 Child support; guidelines.
- HB 1959 Fees; fixed cost for court copies needed by low-income persons.
- HB 1970 Judges; prohibits suggesting replacement to preside at trial.
- HB 1975 Death penalty; restricted to those 18 years or age or older.
- HB 1976 Felons; what constitutes arrest for purposes of compliance with speedy trail.
- HB 1986 Sexually abnormal offense; who may conduct mental evaluation of person convicted.
- HB 1987 Probation officers; defendant shall have right of attorney present during interview.
- HB 2045 Ephedra or dextromethorphan; unlawful distribution to minors. penalty.
- HB 2046 Criminal history record information; disqualified from employment if in proximity to minors.
- HB 2058 Parental rights; no court conducting jearing on termination thereof shall consider evidence.
- HB 2076 Protective orders; temporary possession of motor vehicle to last no more than two years.
- HB 2087 Gangs and criminal organizations; provides that State Police shall publish a list.
- HB 2089 Sex offenders; failure to register, penalty.
- HB 2097 Aggrieved party or person; definition as used throughout Code.
- HB 2103 Juveniles; duty of person taking child into custody.
- HB 2106 Child support and custody; requirement of parenting plans for minor child.
- HB 2107 Children; penalty for leaving certain unattended in a motor vehicle.
- HB 2108 Prisoners; earning of good conduct credit for home/electronic incarceration.
- HB 2129 License plates, special; persons convicted to use yellow plates with red letters and numbers.
- HB 2149 Youth court program; allows use when informal action is taken on complaint.
- HB 2161 Physicians immunity; eliminating immunity for failure to review and respond to report or result.
- HB 2201 Deferred disposition; allows for expungement of criminal record.
- HB 2205 Malpractice settlements; disclosure of certain via Physician Information Project.
- HB 2208 Fees; additional collection in civil cases to be deposited into criminal fund.
- HB 2214 Computer crimes; punishment for interferring with computer systems, penalty.
- HB 2244 Criminally negligent bodily injury; involuntary wounding, penalty.
- HB 2246 Guardian ad litem; duties.
- HB 2254 Opinion testimony; required to be based upon sufficient facts or data.
- HB 2258 Arrest; may confer with officer by telephone or radio to discuss probable cause for warrant.
- HB 2261 Judges; prohibited from ex parte examinations of witnesses or evidence, exception.
- HB 2262 Filming, videotaping or photographing of another; penalty when permission not given.
- HB 2264 Criminal cases; notice to defendant 14 days prior to trial if introducing prior convictions.
- HB 2265 Jurors; penalty when person attempts to corruptly influence.
- HB 2285 Fax machines; identification of sender of advertising materials.
- HB 2294 Child visitation; guidelines for noncustodial parent.
- HB 2304 Computer crimes; gathering personal information by deception (phishing), penalty.
- HB 2306 Felons: speedy trial deadline extended due to natural disaster, strike, etc.
- HB 2308 Throwing objects from places higher than one story; penalty.
- HB 2313 Bail bondsmen; restriction of releasing person already on secure bond.
- HB 2314 Bail bondsman, property; allows to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed four times his collateral.
- HB 2319 Blood alcohol tests in civil cases; admissibility of written results.
- HB 2328 Criminal cases; reports and records of Chief Medical Examiner to be received as evidence.
- HB 2329 Eluding police; impoundment of motor vehicle.
- HB 2335 Eluding of police; seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicle.
- HB 2350 Abortion clinics; subject to provisions of Consumer Protection Act, prohibited acts and practices.
- HB 2352 Abortion services; prohibited if physician does not have admitting privileges at nearby hospital.
- HB 2388 High-speed vehicle pursuit; policy.
- HB 2409 Juveniles; appointment of counsel for detention hearings.
- HB 2417 Cocaine; unlawful manufacturing, distribution, etc., penalty.
- HB 2437 Methamphetamine precursor chemicals, unlawful possession; penalty.
- HB 2485 Medical malpractice liability insurance program; establish for physicians practicing in rural areas
- HB 2490 Domestic relations; lawful contracts.
- HB 2504 Methamphetamine; unlawful manufacturing and distributing, penalty.
- HB 2517 Grafitti; felony for permanent damage, penalty.
- HB 2531 Drug cases; dismissal of certain charges.
- HB 2542 Incarcerated persons; 'person under a disability' not included for purposes of excuting a will, etc
- HB 2550 Advance directives; increases agent's powers.
- HB 2552 Bad checks; payment of wages, penalty.
- HB 2561 Noneconomic damages; limits dollar amount in all actions.
- HB 2565 Homicide; dismemberment of victim, penalty.
- HB 2587 Burglary; added to list of offenses that apply to 'three strikes' law.
- HB 2604 Estates; limitations on possibilities of reverter and rights of re-entry.
- HB 2633 Medical malpractice; plaintiff to obtain certified opinion for whom service of process is requested.
- HB 2634 Juveniles; detention for firearm possession if constituted as threat to others.
- HB 2643 Bail; denied due to multiple sex offenses.
- HB 2646 Drug offenses; disposition for 'first offenders', penalty.
- HB 2653 Embezzlement of public funds by public official; penalty.
- HB 2701 Filming, videotaping or photographing of another; penalty when permission not given.
- HB 2731 Smallpox vaccines; immunity provisions.
- HB 2755 Felons; restoration of civil rights to be eligible to register to vote.
- HB 2768 Civil cases; imposition of additional fee for courthouse construction.
- HB 2773 Capital murder cases; removes 'default' life sentence in event jury cannot agree.
- HB 2778 Circuit court cases; may appeal on speedy trial grounds.
- HB 2779 Parole; mandatory release.
- HB 2813 Pretrial appeal; defense to file objections on speedy trial in writing seven days before trial.
- HB 2825 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; adopted rules to afford judge due process protections.
- HB 2830 Bad checks; using for payment of rent to landlord, penalty.
- HB 2885 Child support; eliminates mandatory assessment of interest and fees relative thereto.
- HB 2898 Railroads; passenger rail service liability.
- HB 2932 Child abuse or neglect; videotaped statements allowed as evidence for certain crimes.
- SB 192 Embezzlement by public official of public funds; penalty.
- SB 435 Child support; guidelines for variable and fixed costs.
- SB 469 Juveniles; may file own petition.
- SB 704 Mechanics' liens; easements of public service company, etc.
- SB 914 Felony convictions; issuance of writ of actual innocence for nonbiological evidence.
- SB 978 Marriage, foreign; requirements for parties petitioning circuit court.
- SB 980 Improper driving; penalty.
- SB 1021 Foreign orders; records from electronic communication service providers.
- SB 1067 Juveniles; detention for firearm possession if constituted as threat to others.
- SB 1155 Felony cases; sentencing guidelines for revocation of suspension of sentence or probation.
- SB 1169 Sexual offenses; any person who travels interstate or intrastate w/intent to commit w/child, felony.
- SB 1179 Larceny; includes auto theft no matter what value of motor vehicle.
- SB 1289 R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Memorial Park.
- SB 1330 Court Reporting, Board of; created, report.