File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As:
SB 403/08 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Stone, Zirkin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, and Gladden
- Entitled:
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Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
Increasing from $10,000 to $20,000, the maximum amount in controversy
in a civil action in which a party may not demand a jury trial;
providing for the construction and application of the Act; and making
the Act contingent on the passage and ratification of a specified
constitutional amendment.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments
- Special Order 3/23 (Senator Stone) Adopted
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (32-15)
House Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/13
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Juries -see also- Grand Juries
- Trials
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-402
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 138673/01 Offered on: March 23, 2009 at:
8:39 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
- March 24, 2009: Third Reading Passed (32-15)