HOUSE BILL 15

Sponsored By:

Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood

Entitled:

Circuit Courts - Business and Technology Division

Synopsis:

Establishing a Business and Technology Division Task Force to study the creation of a business and technology division in appropriate circuit courts; authorizing that the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals consider, based on the study by the Task Force, the feasibility of the establishment of a business and technology court division in the State; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

11/15

Pre-filed

1/12

First Reading Judiciary

2/9

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/14

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/17

Third Reading Passed (136-4)

4/1

Returned Passed

4/25

Signed by the Governor Chapter 10

Senate Action

3/20

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/22

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIRCUIT COURTS

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

COURT OF APPEALS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY

JUDGES

JURISDICTION

REPORTS

SUNSET

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 822711/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2000   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 17, 2000: Third Reading Passed (136-4)

Senate

April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)