File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Zirkin and Stone
 
- 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.
Senate Action
- 1/15
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/19
 - Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 1/26
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/2 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 2/22
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/23
 - Favorable
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 2/25
 - Third Reading Passed (33-13)
 - 4/9
 - Senate Concur - House Amendment
 -      Third Reading Passed (35-11)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 2/26
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/17
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/12
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 4/6
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 -      Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day  (Delegate Vallario) Adopted (123-14)
 -      Third Reading Passed with Amendments (112-27)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 225
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 
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, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 House 
- Number: 882818/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010      at:
2:20 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
 
House 
- Judiciary
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- February 25, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (33-13)
 - April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (35-11)
 
House 
- April 6, 2010: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Vallario) Adopted  (123-14)
 - April 6, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (112-27)