This amendment to House Substitute No.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill title refers to House Bill No. 150, but the amendment instruction explicitly states it amends House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 350.

Clarifying Authority Over Courthouse and Board Access

This amendment clarifies that judicial officers can stop disruptions at courthouses, while members of the Industrial Accident Board have similar power for their offices.

What This Bill Does

• Gives judicial officers the power to ban activities that threaten access to state courthouses or court proceedings.
• Allows judges to stop interruptions in how courts run and manage cases.
• Protects people from civil arrest while they are at a courthouse or attending a court proceeding.
• Gives Industrial Accident Board members the power to ban activities that threaten access to administrative meetings.
• Stops disruptions of the daily work of the Industrial Accident Board.

Who It Names or Affects

• Judicial officers who manage state courts
• Members and representatives of the Industrial Accident Board
• People attending court proceedings or administrative hearings

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not list an effective date for this law.
• There is a conflict in the document between House Bill No. 150 and House Bill No. 350.

Official Summary Text

This amendment to House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 150 clarifies that the authority of the courts applies to courthouses and judicial proceedings and the authority of the Industrial Accident Board applies to an Office of the Industrial Accident Board and to its administrative proceedings.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Gorman

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 150

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 350 by deleting lines 52 through 55 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(a) (1) A judicial officer has the power to prohibit activities that threaten access to state courthouses or court proceedings and to prohibit interruption of judicial administration, including protecting the privilege from civil arrest at courthouses or court proceedings.

(2) A representative or member of the Industrial Accident Board has the power to prohibit activities that threaten access to administrative proceedings, and to prohibit interruption of the operations of the Industrial Accident Board, including protecting the privilege from civil arrest at an Office of the Industrial Accident Board.

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SYNOPSIS

This amendment to House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 150 clarifies that the authority of the courts applies to courthouses and judicial proceedings and the authority of the Industrial Accident Board applies to an Office of the Industrial Accident Board and to its administrative proceedings.