CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Zirkin and 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 occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/15
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/19
- Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/26
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/2 at 2:00 p.m.
- 2/22
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/23
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/25
- Third Reading Passed (32-13)
- 4/6
- Senate Concur - House Amendment
- Third Reading Passed (36-11)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 2/26
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (108-30)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
- Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to
- constitutional referendum - Chapter 480
Sponsored by:
- Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
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
- (
5 ,
23
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
House
- Number: 512611/01 Offered on: April 7, 2010 at:
10:37 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
House
- Judiciary
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- February 25, 2010: Third Reading Passed (32-13)
- April 6, 2010: Third Reading Passed (36-11)
House
- April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed (108-30)
