SJR 904 (2017) -  Impeachment and Suspension of State Attorneys and Public Defenders

by Steube
Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to authorize the House of Representatives to impeach state attorneys and public defenders for misdemeanors in office and subject them to trial by the Senate, if impeached; preserve the Governor’s existing authority to suspend state attorneys and public defenders from office; and to provide that state attorneys and public defenders who hold office on or after the amendment’s effective date are subject to impeachment, etc.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Ethics and Elections on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
  • Judiciary
  • Criminal Justice
  • Rules

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Ethics and Elections Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 105 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 105 Time: 02/23/2017 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/13/2017 - 2:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __