Volume 9 Issues 30 to 33


Indicates featured legislation

Jurisdiction: Newly Introduced

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Jurisdiction: Floor and Committee Activity

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Qualifications and Terms: Newly Introduced

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Qualifications and Terms: Floor and Committee Activity

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Rule Making Authority: Newly Introduced

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Rule Making Authority: Floor and Committee Activity

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Salary and Budget: Newly Introduced

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Salary and Budget: Floor and Committee Activity

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Selection: Newly Introduced

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Selection: Floor and Committee Activity

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Structure Changes: Newly Introduced

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Structure Changes: Floor and Committee Activity

Alabama SB 33 (First Special Session) Creates Judicial Resources Allocation Commission. Requires Commission review districts/circuits most in need of judgeships annually. Permits Commission to reallocate judgeship made vacant due to death, resignation, etc. Approved by full Senate 8/5/15.

Other: Newly Introduced

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Other: Floor and Committee Activity

North Carolina HB 562 ORIGINAL: Allows prosecutors to carry firearms into courtrooms. SUBSTITUTE: Same but also allows a person employed by the Department of Public Safety and administrative law judges, provided that they have the proper permit. AMENDED: Same but adds additional requirements for permits, requires review of mental health records, directs a study of the development of a system to allow background checks to be conducted in the private transfer or firearms, and other minutiae.  Approved by full Senate, delivered to governor for approval 7/27/2015.