HOUSE BILL 181

Sponsored By:

The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Slade, Dewberry, and Pitkin

Entitled:

Circuit Courts - Efficiency and Equity

Synopsis:

Stating the intent of the General Assembly that beginning in fiscal 2001 the State budget for the Judiciary include funding of circuit court personnel who perform jury administrative and assignment functions and of circuit court masters and their support staffs; and requiring the State budget for the Judiciary beginning in fiscal 2000 to include an authorization to the Administrative Office of the Courts to pay jurors the State per diem amount.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/1

First Reading Appropriations

2/3

Hearing 2/16 at 11:00 a.m.

2/11

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m.

3/27

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/28

Third Reading Passed (125-10)

Senate Action

3/29

First Reading Judicial Proceedings & Budget and Taxation

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Administration

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate John F. Slade, III, District 29B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS

CIRCUIT COURTS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

COURT OF APPEALS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

JUDGES

JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF

MANDATES

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME

STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SALARIES.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 2-512 , 8-106 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 004653/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 1999   at: 12:13 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 28, 1999: Third Reading Passed (125-10)