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1998 SESSION

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HB 794 Electronic filing of documents; sunset.

Introduced by: Clarence E. Phillips | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Electronic filing of documents; sunset. Allows any circuit court clerk to establish a system for electronic filing of documents after submitting an implementation plan to the Council on Information Management; the clerk may use a system authorized by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may by rule allow for the electronic filing of any papers in civil or criminal actions. The bill also amends the sunset attached to this article of the Code by providing that it will expire on July 1, 2004, instead of July 1, 1998.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 984441400  pdf
• 02/03/98  House: Printed as engrossed 984441400-E  pdf
• 03/30/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB794ER)  pdf
• 04/29/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 984441400
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
• 01/30/98  House: Reported from S. T. w/amds. (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/98  House: Read first time
• 02/03/98  House: Read second time
• 02/03/98  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/03/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/03/98  House: Printed as engrossed 984441400-E
• 02/04/98  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/98  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/98  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil & Property Law
• 03/08/98  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/10/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/10/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/10/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/10/98  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/98  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N)
• 03/12/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N)
• 03/30/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB794ER)
• 04/06/98  House: Enrolled
• 04/06/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/08/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/29/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)