SB 200 IN Passed One Chamber
Noncompliant prosecuting attorney.
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Summary
Permits the attorney general to request the appointment of a special prosecuting attorney if a prosecuting attorney is categorically refusing to prosecute certain crimes, and establishes a procedure for the appointment of a person to serve as a special prosecuting attorney to prosecute cases that the county prosecuting attorney is refusing to prosecute.
Sponsors (3)
- Michael Young Republican · author
- Andy Zay · author
- John Young · sponsor
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Aaron Freeman Republican · coauthor
- Jack Sandlin · coauthor
- Wendy McNamara Republican · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- Jan 12, 2021 Authored by Senator Young M · upper
- Jan 12, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
- Jan 25, 2021 Senator Zay added as second author · upper
- Feb 11, 2021 Senator Freeman added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 15, 2021 Senator Sandlin added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 18, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Feb 22, 2021 Amendment #1 (Tallian) failed; Roll Call 144: yeas 15, nays 34 · upper
- Feb 22, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 23, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Young J · upper
- Feb 23, 2021 Cosponsor: Representative McNamara · upper
- Feb 23, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: yeas 29, nays 20 · upper
- Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
- Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
Subjects
ATTORNEY GENERALCRIMES AND OFFENSES, Criminal Courts and Court ProceduresCRIMINAL JUSTICEPROSECUTING ATTORNEYSSUPREME COURT AND COURT OFFICERS
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