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CS/HB 631: Terms of Courts

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Weinstein

Terms of Courts; Repeals provisions relating to regular terms of Supreme Court & circuit courts; repeals provisions relating to requiring judge to attend first day of each term of circuit court; repeals provisions relating to requirement for judge to state reason for nonattendance, penalty for nonattendance of judge, adjournment of circuit court upon nonattendance of judge, calling all cases on docket at end of each term, regular terms of district courts of appeal, special terms of district courts of appeal, requirement that criminal trials be heard in term of court prior to civil cases, & requirement that persons in custody be arraigned & tried in term of court unless good cause is shown; conforms provisions; allows Supreme Court to set terms of court for Supreme Court, district courts of appeal, & circuit courts; provides that appellate courts may withdraw mandate within 120 days after its issuance.

Effective Date: 1/1/2013
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

  • CS/HB 631, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2012 at 2:56 PM

  • CS/HB 631, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/2/2012 at 7:21 PM

  • HB 631, Original Filed Version Posted 11/10/2011 at 4:20 PM