Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office.
Summary
Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks'authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit courtof any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) ChristmasEve; (ii) any day when such clerk determines that operation of theclerk's office, under prevailing conditions, would constitute a threatto the health and safety of the clerk's office personnel or the generalpublic; (iii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declaresas a holiday for state employees; and (iv) any day or portion ofa day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizesstate offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may onlyclose the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to doso.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB736ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (85-Y 14-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (85-Y 14-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB736E
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105101D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan McDougle
RRepublican
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