CHAPTER NUMBER: 673
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Vallario, Palumbo, and Valderrama
- Entitled:
-
District Court - Civil Jurisdiction
Increasing from $20,000 to $25,000 the amount in controversy that
determines the civil jurisdiction of the District Court in specified
cases; and applying the Act prospectively.
House Action
- 1/22
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/4
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/27
- Third Reading Passed (136-1)
- 4/11
- Return Passed
- 5/21
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 673
Senate Action
- 3/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/11
- Special Order later today (Senator Baker) Adopted
- 4/12
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Richard A. Palumbo, District 22A
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-401
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 131290/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 24, 1998 at:
10:31 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
- Senate
- April 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
