File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Ramirez, Vallario, Anderson, Barnes, Frank, Kramer, Lee,
McConkey, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, and Valderrama
- Entitled:
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District Court - Civil Jurisdiction - Amount in Controversy
Increasing from $25,000 to $30,000 the amount in controversy that
determines the civil jurisdiction of the District Court in specified
cases; and applying the Act prospectively.
House Action
- 2/15
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/26
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 2/27
- Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/13
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/15
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 3/30
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/10
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 84
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- District Courts
- Jurisdiction
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-401
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 15, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
- March 31, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)