CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 354/09 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Conaway, Dwyer, Kelly, McConkey, Ramirez,
Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled:
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Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Increasing the maximum amount in controversy in civil proceedings in
which the right to a trial by jury may be limited by legislation from
$10,000 to $15,000; increasing from more than $10,000 to more than
$15,000 the amount in controversy in civil cases in which the right to
a jury trial shall be inviolably preserved; and submitting the
constitutional amendment to the qualified voters of the State for
their adoption or rejection.
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 Braveboy) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (112-28)
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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
- Constitutional Amendments
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Declaration of Rights
- General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
- Juries -see also- Grand Juries
- Legislation -see also- Corrective Leg; Curative Leg
- Referendum
- Trials
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - Declaration of Rights
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5 ,
23
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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: 932918/01 Offered on: March 25, 2010 at:
10:45 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
- March 24, 2010: Third Reading Passed (112-28)