SENATE BILL 133

Sponsored By:

The President (Administration) and Senator Green

Entitled:

Circuit Courts - Efficiency and Equity

Synopsis:

Requiring State funding of circuit court personnel who handle jury management and assignment and of circuit court masters and their support staffs; providing for the status of current employees in those functions; providing for the establishment of a personnel plan; requiring the State to pay jurors a State per diem beginning in fiscal year 2001; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/22

First Reading Judicial Proceedings & Budget and Taxation

2/10

Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.

2/12

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate

Administration

Senator Leo E. Green, District 23

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 , 2-513 , 8-106 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered