File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 642
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Stone
- Entitled:
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Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
Increasing from $10,000 to $15,000, 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.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/6
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Special Order 3/24 (Senator Astle) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (24-23)
House Action
- 3/22
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
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 (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 198070/01 Offered on: March 21, 2008 at:
11:11 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
- March 23, 2008: Third Reading Passed (24-23)
