Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 488
Requires circuit court to allow attorney to appear at hearing by telephone, or by video if available, if evidence will not be submitted at hearing and attorney does not have principal office within 50 miles of place at which hearing will be held.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires circuit court to allow attorney to appear at hearing by telephone, or by video if available, if evidence will not be submitted at hearing and attorney does not have principal office within 50 miles of place at which hearing will be held.
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
February 11 to June 29, 2009, 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateFeb 11 to Jun 29 · stopped138 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 176 days
JudiciaryFeb 17 to Jun 29 · stopped132 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative 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 Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 11 – Jun 29
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 11Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 17Referred to Judiciary.Senate
- Mar 3Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.Senate