Contempt of court; penalty.
Summary
Contempt of court; penalty. Increases from10 days to 30 days the maximum term of imprisonment for a chargeof contempt of court but limits the term of imprisonment to 30 days,including in cases where the court empanels a jury to ascertain the punishment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 23, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101978D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
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