Order

2025R: HB1661 ACT 371

TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING STATE DISTRICT COURTS; TO ELIMINATE THE OBLIGATION OF CITIES AND COUNTIES TO PAY THE SALARIES OF STATE DISTRICT COURT JUDGES; AND TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING DISTRICT COURT CLERKS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1661 is now Act 371

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Sponsor	Role
Dalby	lead
A. Clark	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 4, 2025, 1:12 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 4, 2025, 5:31 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 6, 2025, 3:43 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 10, 2025, 2:29 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 10, 2025, 5:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 10, 2025, 5:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 12, 2025, 1:46 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 18, 2025, 3:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 18, 2025, 3:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Mar 18, 2025, 4:07 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Mar 18, 2025, 4:07 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Mar 19, 2025, 8:58 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Mar 20, 2025, 10:49 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1661 is now Act 371

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

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Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Mar 12, 2025, 1:46 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Mar 6, 2025, 3:43 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 618

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:37:04 PM · arkleg

23Yea

1Nay

1Not voting

9Present

1Excused

Yea (23)

Nay (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

Present (9)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

Not voting (1)

Gilmore

House · RCS 481

Monday, March 10, 2025 2:29:58 PM · arkleg

100Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (100)

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