Housing courts and housing calendars allowed to use referees almost exclusively for landlord and tenant cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Apr 2014
House Passage
Apr 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
May 2014
Introduced Feb 27, 2014
Signed May 6, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 6, 2014
Signed into law
Governor's action Approval 05/06/14
executive
May 2, 2014
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed
upper
Apr 23, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF2152, now on General Orders
upper
Apr 23, 2014
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
Apr 23, 2014
Introduced
Received from House
upper
Apr 22, 2014
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed
lower
Mar 6, 2014
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
Feb 27, 2014
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Policy
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debra Hilstrom
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Cindy Pugh
RRepublican
Co
David Bly
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Jay McNamar
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
John Lesch
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Linda Slocum
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Marion Rarick
RRepublican
Co
Paul Rosenthal
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Peggy Scott
RRepublican
Co
Ron Latz
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Steve Drazkowski
RRepublican
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