File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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Delegate Simmons
- Entitled:
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Civil Actions - Class Action Waiver in a Written Agreement - Unenforceability
Establishing that a written agreement made before a dispute arises
between the parties to the agreement may not waive or have the
practical effect of waiving the rights of a party to the agreement to
resolve the dispute by obtaining relief as a representative of or as a
member of a class of similarly situated persons; establishing that
such a waiver in a written agreement is not enforceable; and applying
the Act retroactively to any written agreement in existence on or
after October 1, 2011.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (108-32)
Senate Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Motion Special Order until later today (Senator Astle) Rejected (19-20)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/7
- Motion Special Order until later today (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (21-24)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Kittleman) Adopted (23-22)
- Third Reading Failed (21-25)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
6-411
)
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: 892717/01 Offered on: March 15, 2011 at:
10:31 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 608575/03 Offered on: April 11, 2011 at:
3:45 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 803825/01 Offered on: April 11, 2011 at:
7:10 p.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 17, 2011: Third Reading Passed (108-32)
Senate
- April 6, 2011: Motion Special Order until later today (Astle) Rejected (19-20)
- April 7, 2011: Motion Special Order until later today (Kittleman) Rejected (21-24)
- April 7, 2011: Motion Special Order until later today (Kittleman) Rejected (21-24)
- April 7, 2011: Floor Amendment (Kittleman) {803825/1 Adopted (23-22)
- April 7, 2011: Floor Amendment (Kittleman) {803825/1 Adopted (23-22)
- April 7, 2011: Third Reading Failed (21-25)
- April 7, 2011: Third Reading Failed (21-25)