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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 6387

AN ACT CONCERNING COURT OPERATIONS.

Became law as Public Act 13-194, signed July 2, 2013, 144 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Make conforming changes regarding the dissolution, annulment or legal separation of a civil union; (2) address expiring ex parte restraining orders when the court is unexpectedly closed on the date of a scheduled hearing; (3) allow emergency ex parte custody applications; (4) make technical changes to recent paternity and guardianship legislation; (5) implement the recommendation of the Commission on Civil Court Alternative Dispute Resolution regarding an under-utilized program for referral of civil actions involving motor vehicles; (6) allow fines to be paid by mail for failure to remove snow or ice from a motor vehicle when no personal or property damage results; (7) reflect current procedure regarding the creation of a court file; (8) authorize small claims commissioners to sign their decisions electronically; and (9) clarify that victims of damage that results from an operator of a vehicle evading responsibility may be eligible for victims' compensation.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

David A. Baram

In the Senate

    6 co-sponsors

    Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Anthony J. Musto, Steve Cassano, Catherine A. Osten, Paul R. Doyle, Toni Nathaniel Harp

    Its course

    February 8 to July 2, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action21 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to May 889 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 8 to Mar 1333 days

    In the SenateMay 8 to Jun 427 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 1713 days

    With the GovernorJun 17 to Jul 215 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 8 · Adopted Jun 4

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – May 8

    1. Feb 8Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Feb 28Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 13Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 8The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 10 – Jun 4

    1. May 10Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 11 – Jul 2

    1. Jun 11Numbered Public Act 13-194
    2. Jun 17Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 2Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 8REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 28PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 25REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 8HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 8HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 10FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 10SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 10FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Jun 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. Jun 11PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. Jun 17TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jun 17TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. Jul 2SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor