CHAPTER NUMBER: 54
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Greenip,
Forehand, Garagiola, and Giannetti
- Entitled:
-
District Court - Small Claim Actions
Increasing to $5,000 the minimum amount in controversy in civil cases
over which the District Court and the circuit courts have concurrent
jurisdiction and in which appeals from the District Court must be
heard on the record; 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; etc.
Senate Action
- 11/19
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/17
- Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/12
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/1
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 54
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/12
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- ATTORNEYS
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
- 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 (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 288975/01 (PDF) Offered on: February 11, 2003 at:
10:41 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 292818/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 31, 2003 at:
8:31 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- February 12, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- March 28, 2003: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
