HB 255: Judicial Accountability
GENERAL BILL by McGhee ; Lee
Judicial Accountability; Requires OPPAGA to collect specified information & prepare report on sentences imposed by each circuit & county court judge in criminal & juvenile cases; specifies required contents of report; requires office to post report on its website; requires disqualification of judge under specified circumstances; specifies entities to whom report must be provided.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/25/2017 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 47 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 47 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
