LA HB940 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 8 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-08 - 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)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

House - House Vote on HB 940, CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1898) (Y: 83 N: 6 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Senate Vote on HB 940, FINAL PASSAGE (#1872) (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Senate Vote on HB 940, AMENDMENT # 5261 BY ADLEY (#1540) (Y: 17 N: 14 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
Senate - Senate Vote on HB 940, AMENDMENT # 4948 BY ADLEY (#1539) (Y: 16 N: 17 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
Senate - Senate Vote on HB 940, AMENDMENT # 4497 BY CLAITOR (#1538) (Y: 6 N: 26 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
Senate - Senate Vote on HB 940, AMENDMENT # 4493 BY CLAITOR (#1537) (Y: 6 N: 26 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - House Vote on HB 940, FINAL PASSAGE (#620) (Y: 87 N: 4 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]

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.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

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

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