File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 416/00 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Baldwin, Mitchell, Boutin, Montague, Weir, Hutchins,
Boschert, Amedori, and O'Donnell
- Entitled:
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District Court - Small Claim Actions
Increasing to $5,000 the amount that an amount in controversy must
exceed in cases over which the District Court and the circuit courts
have concurrent jurisdiction; increasing to $5,000 the maximum amount
in controversy over which the District Court has exclusive
jurisdiction; increasing to $2,500 the maximum amount in controversy
for which formal pleadings are prohibited; and increasing to $5,000
the amount that an amount in controversy must exceed in cases where
appeals from the District Court must be heard on the record.
House Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/14 at 3:00 p.m.
- 2/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/23
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
- 5/17
- Governor vetoed - Policy
Senate Action
- 2/26
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/14
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
- Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- SMALL CLAIMS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-402 ,
4-405 ,
6-403 ,
12-401
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 392919/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 20, 2001 at:
10:23 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 23, 2001: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Senate
- April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)