File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 546/01 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Baldwin and Mitchell
- Entitled:
-
District Court - Small Claim Actions
Increasing to $5,000 the amount that an amount in controversy must
exceed in cases over which the District Court and the circuit courts
have concurrent jurisdiction; increasing to $5,000 the maximum amount
in controversy over which the District Court has exclusive
jurisdiction; increasing to $2,500 the maximum amount in controversy
for which formal pleadings are prohibited; and increasing to $5,000
the amount that an amount in controversy must exceed in cases where
appeals from the District Court must be heard on the record.
House Action
- 10/22
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/7
- Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/8
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/4
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/7
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/15
- Governor vetoed - Policy
Senate Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/20
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/29
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- SMALL CLAIMS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-402 ,
4-405 ,
6-403 ,
12-401
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Senate
- March 31, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
