HJR 999: Impeachment and Suspension of State Attorneys and Public Defenders
JOINT RESOLUTION by Toledo
Impeachment and Suspension of State Attorneys and Public Defenders; Amends State Constitution to authorize House of Representatives to impeach state attorneys & public defenders for misdemeanors in office & subject them to trial by Senate, if impeached, & preserve Governor's existing authority to suspend state attorneys & public defenders from office.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/23/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/1/2017 | House |
• Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; Judiciary Committee; Rules and Policy Committee -HJ 108 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 108 |
| 3/14/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 03/16/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 3/16/2017 | House |
• Favorable by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 391 |
| 3/17/2017 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 391 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary Committee |
