VET COURT TREATMENT-COUNTIES
Summary
Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act. Provides that at the discretion of the Chief Judge, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court program may be operated in one or more counties in the Circuit, and allow veteran and servicemember defendants from all counties within the Circuit to participate.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 26, 2017
Signed Aug 11, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2017 · House May 15, 2017
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
Apr 26, 2017
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 11, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 3, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-3)
senate
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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