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CS/SB 102: Matters of Great Governmental Concern

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Burgess

Matters of Great Governmental Concern; Authorizing the Legislature to declare, by concurrent resolution, that a circumstance or conduct that has caused substantial economic loss or other similar harm to governmental entities in at least a specified number of counties is a matter of great governmental concern; providing that the Attorney General has the sole authority to file certain civil proceedings; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions in certain civil proceedings; providing that any award, excluding attorney fees, are subject to full appropriation by the Legislature, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 193
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 193
    3/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/30/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/30/2021 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 342
    4/1/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 347
    4/2/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    4/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/21/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/SB 102, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2021 at 11:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1053 (c1) Attorney General Designation of Matters of Great Governmental Concern Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee Track This Bill
    S 1874 Civil Proceedings in Matters Certified as Matters of Great Governmental Concern by the Governor and Cabinet Burgess Compare Last Action: 2/26/2021 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 208 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.65 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 102, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2021 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1053 Attorney General Designation of Matters of Great Governmental Concern Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee Track This Bill
    S 1874 Civil Proceedings in Matters Certified as Matters of Great Governmental Concern by the Governor and Cabinet Burgess Compare Last Action: 2/26/2021 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 208 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    260332 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Burgess)     		3/29/2021
    12:57 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2021     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/30/2021 3:30 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.65 Page 2 (pdf)

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