Relating to specialty courts; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Digest: The Act creates the Task Force on Specialty Courts and tells the task force to report to the legislature by November 15, 2024. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). [ Digest: The Act creates the Task Force on Specialty Courts and tells the task force to report to the legislature by September 15, 2024. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). ] Establishes the Task Force on Specialty Courts. Directs the task force to study certain issues concerning specialty courts and to provide the results of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than [ September ] November 15, 2024. Sunsets on December 31, 2024. [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 29, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Speaker Rayfield. Passed.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
Feb 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
5 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Valderrama
DDemocratic
P
Dan Rayfield
DDemocratic
P
Jason Kropf
DDemocratic
P
Kate Lieber
DDemocratic
P
Rob Wagner
DDemocratic
Co
CC
Charlie Conrad
IIndependent
Co
CG
Christine Goodwin
RRepublican
Co
Dacia Grayber
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Patterson
DDemocratic
Co
Em Levy
DDemocratic
Co
JH
James Hieb
RRepublican
Co
JB
Janelle Bynum
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Fahey
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Mannix
RRepublican
Co
Khanh Pham
DDemocratic
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