CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 644
- Sponsored By:
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Senator Stone
- Entitled:
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Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
Increasing from more than $10,000 to more than $15,000, the amount in
controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a trial by jury
may be limited by legislation; and submitting the Constitutional
amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or
rejection.
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
- Special Order 3/24 (Senator Astle) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Failed (28-19)
- Motion Reconsider Third Reading Failed (Senator Zirkin) Adopted (30-17)
- Third Reading Failed (28-19)
House Action
- No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Constitutional Amendments
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Declaration of Rights
- General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
- Juries -see also- Grand Juries
- Legislation -see also- Corrective Leg; Curative Leg
- Referendum
- Trials
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - Declaration of Rights
- (
23 ,
5
)
- 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: 198678/01 Offered on: March 24, 2008 at:
3:28 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 23, 2008: Third Reading Failed (28-19)
- March 23, 2008: Motion Reconsider Third Reading Failed (Zirkin) Adopted (30-17)
- March 23, 2008: Third Reading Failed (28-19)
