2012 Conference Information

It's Conference time! Get your registration in early for the 2012 JPCA Conference. Go ahead and make your hotel reservations NOW! We have a great conference planned for you this year. Hope to see you there!

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Adopt a Legislator

Every legislative session has different challenges. In an effort to reach out to more legislators during the 82nd Legislature, we need your help. If you know a state representative and/or a state senator in your area and we can call upon you to make contact regarding legislation that affects justices of the peace and constables, please complete the Adopt a Legislator form and mail it to Constable Bruce Elfant.

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Justice of the Peace Updates

82nd Legislative Session, Regular Session

PDF document with Bill information

The legislature adjourned sine die yesterday after 5 p.m. The governor then called a special session to convene at 8 a.m. this morning to address issues the two chambers were unable to agree upon. As of 9 a.m. this morning, six bills had been referred to committees in the Senate:

SB 1, SB 2, SB 5, and SB 7 referred to Senate Finance; SB 6 & SB 8 referred to Senate Education.

Attached is Judge Hansen's final updated list of bills of JP interest from the regular session which is now ended.