File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 403
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, McConkey,
Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled:
-
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 occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/31
- Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- 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
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
