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SB 996: Communications Among Branches of State Government

GENERAL BILL by Simmons

Communications Among Branches of State Government; Cites this act as the "Communication of Judicial Opinions Act." Requires the clerks of the State Supreme Court and district courts of appeal to transmit certain judicial opinions to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within a specified time.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 76
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 76
    3/17/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/11, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/22/2011 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 270
    3/23/2011 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 270
    3/31/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/05/11, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/5/2011 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 408
    4/6/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 408
    4/11/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/14/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    4/14/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/15/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
    4/19/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 469
    4/27/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11
    4/29/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/11
    5/2/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
    5/3/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/04/11
    5/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/05/11
    5/5/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/06/11
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • SB 996, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2011 at 3:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2011 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 4/4/2011 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 87 (c1) Communications Among Branches of State Government Soto Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Judiciary Committee
    Location: In committee/council (JDC)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2011 8:00 AM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/5/2011 3:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/15/2011 1:30 PM Budget 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.079 Page 1 (pdf)
    35.079 Page 2 (pdf)

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