Bill:  SCR 15 
Legislative Session: 76(R) Council Document: 76R 1220 RVH-D
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Last Action:05/11/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption Version:Introduced
Caption Text:Directing the Texas Judicial Council to examine the costs of increasing reimbursement of jurors' expenses to $40 after the first day of trial and to examine the feasibility of allowing counties to offer incentives to jurors for service.
Author:Ellis, Rodney
Sponsor:Thompson
Subjects:Courts--Juries (I0145)
Resolutions--Legislative Policy (I0685)
Salaries & Expenses (I0745)
TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL (V0264)
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Judicial Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Signed by the Governor      05/11/1999     1742
 Sent to the Governor      04/29/1999     1335
 Signed in the House      04/27/1999     1463
 Signed in the Senate      04/26/1999     1199
 Reported enrolled      04/26/1999    
 House passage reported      04/23/1999     1167
 Adopted      04/23/1999     1296
 Laid before the House      04/23/1999     1296
 Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar      04/23/1999    
 Considered in Local & Consent Calendars      04/19/1999    
 Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar      04/15/1999    
 Committee report printed and distributed       04/15/1999   12:07 AM 
 Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      04/14/1999     1045
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/12/1999    
 Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent      04/12/1999    
 Considered in public hearing      04/12/1999    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      04/12/1999    
 Referred to Judicial Affairs      03/15/1999     637
 Received from the Senate      03/11/1999     596
 Reported engrossed      03/11/1999    
 Adopted      03/11/1999     498
 Read 2nd time      03/11/1999     498
 Laid before the Senate      03/11/1999     498
 Record vote      03/11/1999     498
 Rules suspended      03/11/1999     498
 Placed on local & uncontested calendar      03/11/1999    
 Committee report printed and distributed       02/24/1999   11:38 AM 
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      02/24/1999    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      02/24/1999     332
 Testimony taken in committee      02/22/1999    
 Considered in public hearing      02/22/1999    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      02/22/1999    
 Referred to Jurisprudence      01/27/1999     127
 Read first time      01/27/1999     127
 Filed      01/22/1999    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/22/1999