COURTS: Provides for the jurisdictional limits of city courts. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
SB 445 amends the jurisdictional limits for city courts by removing specific legal provisions and deleting references to audits by the legislative auditor. These changes directly affect the scope of cases city courts can hear and the financial oversight procedures applied to their funds. The bill does not create new powers or impose new requirements but instead simplifies existing rules by eliminating certain clauses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2024 · House May 15, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 16, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
DDemocratic
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