Municipal courts, mayors and municipal court judges, mayor authorized to remit court costs imposed by municipal court judge, municipal court judges authorized to remit certain costs upon a showing of indigency, mayor's authority to commute sentences removed, municipal court judges authorized to issue arrest warrants and hold certain persons in contempt of court, Secs. 12-14-15, 12-14-31, 12-14-32 am'd.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2017
Last action Apr 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Pending third reading on day 22 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
Judiciary first Amendment Offered
legislature
Apr 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 605
legislature
Apr 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third Reading Passed
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CW
Cam Ward
RRepublican
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