File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: 
HB 355/09 - JUD
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Conaway, Dwyer, Kelly, McConkey, Ramirez,
Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, and Waldstreicher
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
 
Increasing from $10,000 to $15,000 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.
House Action
- 1/29
 - First Reading Judiciary
 -      Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/26 (Delegate Vallario) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/24
 - Third Reading Passed (120-18)
 
Senate Action
- 3/26
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/8
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (35-11)
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
 - Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
 - Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
 - Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
 - Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
 - Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
 - Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
 - Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
 - Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
 - Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
 
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 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 House 
- Number: 362118/01     Offered on: March 25, 2010      at:
10:48 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 928771/02     Offered on: April 8, 2010       at:
12:55 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Judiciary
 
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 24, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (120-18)
 
Senate
- April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (35-11)