Practice of Law |
HB 1019 | Martin | Revises the boundaries of the Washington County district courts, moving the township of Vineyard from the West Fork Court to the Prairie Grove Court. |
Bill History: | 02-05-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-06-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-06-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 55 ) |
HB 1146 | Walters Miller |
Provides recovery by a prevailing plaintiff of less than demanded does not prevent recovery of costs or attorney's fees. |
Bill History: | 01-24-07 H Defeated (Vote: N: 53/Y: 42) 01-26-07 H Motion to reconsider carried 01-26-07 H Defeated (Vote: N: 43/Y: 49) |
HB 1293 | Pickett | Increases the period for which a circuit court may extend an order of protection from two years to ten years. |
Bill History: | 02-20-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 02-20-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-21-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 139 ) |
HB 1298 | Harrelson Steele |
Creates the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, making electronic documents valid as originals, and creating the Electronic Recording Commission made up of county recorders to adopt standards for implementation. |
Bill History: | 03-29-07 H Placed on the House calendar 03-29-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 03-29-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor |
HB 1400 | Wills Baker, G. |
Creates additional circuit judgeships in various judicial districts as recommended by the Judicial Resources Assessment Committee. New judgeships are in the Second, Nineteenth-West, Twentieth, Twenty-second, and Twenty-Third districts. |
Bill History: | 02-23-07 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 02-23-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 02-28-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 168 ) |
HB 1507 | Overbey | Repeals provisions prohibiting persons appointed as judge of the Court of Appeals or a circuit court from running for a Court of Appeals judgeship or a circuit judgeship in the same judicial district respectively. |
Bill History: | 03-01-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-01-07 H Received in the House - Sent to Governor 03-05-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 213 ) |
HB 1530 | Smith, L. Madison |
Allows quorum courts to require certain information be included on a deed or other instrument of transfer of property filed of record with the county recorder. |
Bill History: | 03-16-07 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 428 H-City, County and Local Affairs 03-19-07 H Placed on the House calendar 03-19-07 H Withdrawn from further consideration |
HB 1630 | Adcock | Specifies that government entities use dispute resolution processes whenever possible to resolve disputes, cases, or controversies if the opposing party consent. |
Bill History: | 03-21-07 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-07 S Meeting set for 8:00 a.m. - Room 272 S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-07 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1631 | Wills | Requires individuals filing materialmen's or mechanic's liens to include an affidavit of notice. |
Bill History: | 03-29-07 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-28-07 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-07 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) |
SB 13 | Glover | Creates a petition process for the recall of state constitutional officers, members of the General Assembly, and judicial officers. |
Bill History: | 01-08-07 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 01-25-07 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC S-State Agencies 01-24-07 S Withdrawn from further consideration |
SB 18 | Pritchard | Creates a Division of Drug Court Programs within the Administrative Office of the Courts to coordinate creation and support of drug court judges and their programs. |
Bill History: | 03-30-07 H On floor for consideration 03-30-07 H Passed (Vote: Y: 94/N: 0) 03-30-07 H Emergency clause adopted |
SB 90 | Faris | Abolishes the Arkansas District Judge Retirement System, placing its process of payments under the Public Employees' Retirement System. |
Bill History: | 02-27-07 H Emergency clause adopted 02-28-07 S Received in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-01-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 177 ) |
SB 143 | Smith, T. | Requires notice of cancellation of a motor vehicle insurance policy be provided to any person or entity (previously bank or lending institution) shown on the policy as having a lien on the vehicle. |
Bill History: | 02-15-07 H Passed (Vote: Y: 98/N: 0) 02-15-07 H Emergency clause adopted 02-21-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 127 ) |
SB 235 | Womack Harrelson |
Creates the District Court Resource Assessment Board and a pilot program of full-time district court judges who are employees of the State; consolidates certain city courts with district courts. |
Bill History: | 03-08-07 S Held in the Senate 03-23-07 S Received in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-29-07 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 663 ) |