File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 355/09 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Conaway, Dwyer, Kelly, McConkey, Ramirez,
Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, and Waldstreicher
- 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 occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/26 (Delegate Vallario) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (120-18)
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/8
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (35-11)
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
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
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
House
- Number: 362118/01 Offered on: March 25, 2010 at:
10:48 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 928771/02 Offered on: April 8, 2010 at:
12:55 p.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 24, 2010: Third Reading Passed (120-18)
Senate
- April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (35-11)
