2013 Regular Session

House Bill 6699

AN ACT CONCERNING PRETRIAL DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS.

Became law as Public Act 13-159, signed June 24, 2013, 75 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Revise the pretrial drug education program by redesignating the program as a pretrial drug education and community service program and revising eligibility and participation requirements for the program, (2) limit eligibility for the community service labor program to enumerated offenses after conviction, (3) revise the eligibility criteria for accelerated rehabilitation, (4) expand mediation programs in criminal prosecutions to all geographical area court locations, (5) permit a court or prosecutor to consider the fact that a defendant has made a monetary contribution to a private nonprofit charity or other nonprofit organization, in a manner currently permitted for the consideration of community service work, and (6) require criminal defense attorneys to wait thirty days after an arrest of a defendant in a criminal matter before sending a written communication to solicit the defendant as a prospective client.

Its course

April 10 to June 24, 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 action27 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 10 to May 2444 days

Judiciary CommitteeApr 10 to Apr 199 days

Appropriations CommitteeMay 14 to May 162 days

In the SenateMay 24 to May 317 days

Waiting to be sentMay 31 to Jun 1010 days

With the GovernorJun 10 to Jun 2414 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 24 · Adopted May 31

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 Apr 10 – May 24

Apr 10Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
Apr 11Heard in Judiciary Committee
Apr 19Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
May 14Sent to Appropriations Committee
May 16Appropriations Committee recommended it
May 24The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate May 27 – May 31

May 27Arrived in the Senate
May 31The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor Jun 6 – Jun 24

Jun 6Numbered Public Act 13-159
Jun 10Sent to the Secretary of the State
Jun 11Sent to the Governor
Jun 24Signed by the Governor

All 27 actions, as published

Apr 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Apr 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Apr 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
Apr 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Apr 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
May 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
May 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
May 6FILE NO.Both houses
May 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
May 16Joint FavorableBoth houses
May 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
May 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
May 16NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
May 16TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
May 24HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
May 24HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
May 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
May 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
May 27FILE NO.Both houses
May 31SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
May 31SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
May 31ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
Jun 6PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
Jun 10TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
Jun 11TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
Jun 24SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor