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HB0026
Circuit court magistrate jurisdiction.
Year
2009
Status
Proposed
Sponsor
Buchanan
Committee
Not Assigned
Introduced
Jan 26, 2009
17 years ago
Last Action
Assigned Chapter Number - 39
Status
Not Yet Signed
Bill is pending
Bill Synopsis
Allows non-lawyer court magistrates to handle more serious cases, including stalking and domestic violence, and sentence people to up to 1 year in jail.
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This bill was sponsored by Buchanan rather than by a committee. Individual legislators can introduce bills that are then assigned to committees for review during the legislative process.
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Official bill document
Last Action
Assigned Chapter Number - 39