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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 959

Commissioner of Revenue; authorize to appoint an attorney on his staff to prosecute crimes investigated by the Dept. of Revenue.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 8, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE TO DESIGNATE AN ATTORNEY ON STAFF WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO PROSECUTE CRIMINAL MATTERS AND CASES INVESTIGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER TO REQUEST THE SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE OF ANY DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN AND ABOUT SUCH MATTERS OR SUITS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DESIGNATED ATTORNEY SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHT AS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO ENTER THE GRAND JURY ROOM WHILE THE GRAND JURY IS IN SESSION AND TO PERFORM SUCH SERVICES WITH REFERENCE TO THE WORK OF THE GRAND JURY AS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PERFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 16 to February 8, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action5 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 8 · stopped23 days

Ways and MeansJan 16 to Jan 2610 days

Ways and MeansFeb 8 to Feb 8 · stopped0 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 30Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Feb 8Recommitted to committee in the House
  5. Died in committee in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 30Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives