HJR 999: Impeachment and Suspension of State Attorneys and Public Defenders
JOINT RESOLUTION by Toledo
Impeachment and Suspension of State Attorneys and Public Defenders; Amends State Constitution to authorize House of Representatives to impeach state attorneys & public defenders for misdemeanors in office & subject them to trial by Senate, if impeached, & preserve Governor's existing authority to suspend state attorneys & public defenders from office.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/23/2017 House • Filed
3/1/2017 House • Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; Judiciary Committee; Rules and Policy Committee -HJ 108
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 108
3/14/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 03/16/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/16/2017 House • Favorable by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 391
3/17/2017 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 391
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary Committee
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HJR 999, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2017 at 12:15 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Public Integrity and Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 904 Impeachment and Suspension of State Attorneys and Public Defenders Steube Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections 
Citations - Constitution (2)
Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help III Section 17 Page 1 (pdf) IV Section 7 Page 3 (pdf)