LA HB940 | 2010 | Regular Session


Status

Completed Legislative Action
July 8 2010 - Effective date: See Act.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

(Constitutional Amendment) Permits criminal defendants in certain cases to waive trial by jury with the consent of the prosecutor and court approval (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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Title

(Constitutional Amendment) Permits criminal defendants in certain cases to waive trial by jury with the consent of the prosecutor and court approval (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-07-08 Effective date: See Act.
2010-07-08 Becomes Act No. 1053.
2010-06-30 Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
2010-06-21 Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/23.
2010-06-21 Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2010-06-20 Read by title, roll called, yeas 83, nays 6. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
2010-06-18 Scheduled for concurrence on 6/20/2010.
2010-06-18 Received from the Senate with amendments.
2010-06-18 The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2010-06-18 Rules suspended. Called from the calendar.
2010-06-14 The amended bill was read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2010-06-14 Senate floor amendments were read and adopted.
2010-06-14 Rules suspended
2010-05-27 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2010-05-26 Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2010-05-25 Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
2010-05-11 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2010-05-10 Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2010-05-06 Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 4. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2010-04-29 Scheduled for floor debate on May 6, 2010.
2010-04-28 Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar.
2010-04-27 Reported without amendments (9-0) (Regular).
2010-04-22 Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2010-04-21 Reported favorably (10-3) (Regular) To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2010-03-29 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2010-03-19 First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/19/2010.
2010-03-18 Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2010-03-18 Prefiled.

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Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/byinst.asp?sessionid=10RS&billid=HB940
Texthttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=688672
Texthttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=699509
Texthttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=720853
Texthttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=723831
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=704812
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=716720
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=716725
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=716733
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=716763
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=719926
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=720808

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