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1996 SESSION
SB 212 Human rights commissions in Arlington County.
Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Human rights commissions in certain counties; subpoena of witnesses. Allows Arlington County, described by form of government, to provide by ordinance that, whenever the local human rights commission has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in a violation of the human rights ordinance, and after making a good faith effort to obtain the voluntary attendance of witnesses necessary to determine whether such violation occurred, the commission is unable to obtain such attendance, it may request the county attorney, with the approval of the county board, to apply to the circuit court for a subpoena against such person refusing to appear as a witness, and the court may, upon good cause shown, issue the subpoena. Such ordinance shall provide that any such subpoena include a statement that any statements made will be under oath and that the witness is entitled to be represented by an attorney. Any person failing to comply with such subpoena shall be subject to punishment for contempt by the court and any person so subpoenaed may apply to the court to quash it.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960318758 pdf
- 01/26/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 960318758-E pdf
- 03/13/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB212ER) pdf
- 04/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0877) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960318758
- 01/18/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/23/96 Senate: Reported from Local Government w/amd. (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 01/24/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (40-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 01/24/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/96 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/25/96 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/25/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/25/96 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
- 01/25/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (37-Y 2-N)
- 01/25/96 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/96 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 01/26/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 960318758-E
- 01/29/96 Senate: Motion for pending question agreed to (36-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (36-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: Pending question ordered
- 01/29/96 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (22-Y 17-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/30/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/96 House: Read first time
- 01/31/96 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/16/96 House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 4
- 03/01/96 House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (19-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/96 House: Read second time
- 03/05/96 House: Read third time
- 03/05/96 House: Passed House (86-Y 13-N)
- 03/05/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 13-N)
- 03/13/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB212ER)
- 03/20/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/21/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/10/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 877 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0877)