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2014 SESSION
HB 606 Judges; maximum number in circuit, general district, and juvenile courts, etc.
Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Number of circuit and district court judges. Increases and decreases the number of circuit, general district, and juvenile court judges authorized for each judicial circuit and district in accordance with a study report issued by the National Center for State Courts. These adjustments are recommended by the Judicial Council and by the Committee on District Courts. The bill also requires the Chief Justice to designate any judge serving in a circuit or district where the number of authorized judges is reduced after July 1, 2014, to provide assistance to any other circuit or district. This bill is identical to SB 443.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101810D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104717D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105189D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB606ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101810D
- 01/07/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/15/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/14 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/20/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/14 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/14 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
- 02/06/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104717D-H1
- 02/08/14 House: Read first time
- 02/10/14 House: Read second time
- 02/10/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104717D-H1
- 02/10/14 House: Amendment by Delegate Cline rejected
- 02/10/14 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/10/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB606H1
- 02/11/14 House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N)
- 02/11/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (62-Y 36-N)
- 02/12/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105189D-S1
- 02/19/14 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/25/14 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14105189D-S1
- 02/27/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB606S1
- 02/27/14 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/14 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 14105189D-S1 (30-Y 63-N)
- 03/03/14 House: VOTE: REJECTED (30-Y 63-N)
- 03/04/14 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/14 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/14 House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/14 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/14 House: Delegates: Miller, Jones, Joannou
- 03/06/14 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/14 Senate: Senators: Petersen, McDougle, Deeds
- 03/07/14 House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/07/14 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/14 House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 3-N)
- 03/07/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 3-N)
- 03/08/14 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/17/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/17/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB606ER)
- 03/17/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/06/14 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/23/14 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (23-Y 73-N)
- 04/23/14 House: VOTE: REJECTED (23-Y 73-N)
- 04/23/14 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/23/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 812 (effective 7/1/14)
- 05/23/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812)