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SB 118: Security in Trial Court Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Gruters

Security in Trial Court Facilities; Requiring sheriffs to coordinate with certain boards of county commissioners and chief judges to develop a comprehensive plan for security of trial court facilities; specifying that sheriffs and their deputies, employees, and contractors are officers of the court under specified circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/9/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2020-100) -SJ 542
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/9/2019 Senate • Filed
9/3/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 13
9/9/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 09/17/19, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
9/17/2019 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 131
9/18/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 13
1/17/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/22/20, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/22/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
• Now in Appropriations
2/17/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/20/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 346
2/21/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/5/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550
3/9/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 542
• Substituted CS/HB 131 -SJ 542
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2020-100) -SJ 542