Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 471
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO JUSTICE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To establish a volunteer attorney program that provides legal services, at no cost, to individuals who are without the economic means to retain competent legal counsel.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
March 17 to April 22, 2016, 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 action13 actions on 7 days
In the SenateMar 17 to Apr 2135 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 17 to Mar 3013 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 21 to Apr 22 · stopped1 day
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 Senate Mar 17 – Apr 21
- Mar 17Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 18Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 30Judiciary Committee recommended it
- Apr 21Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Apr 22
- Apr 22Arrived in the House of Representatives
All 13 actions, as published
- Mar 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 18PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 30Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 30FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 14SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 21SENATE PASSEDSenate
- Apr 21ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
- Apr 22FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 22HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives