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2000 SESSION
SB 385 Civil procedure; audio-visual depositions.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Civil procedure; audio-visual depositions. Brings video conferencing or teleconferencing within the ambit of discovery as a permissible method for taking depositions. The authorization and procedure sections of the Uniform Audio-Visual Deposition Act are amended to specifically include video conferencing and teleconferencing within the Act, making those two means of taking depositions apply to the taking of depositions under the Act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005643500 pdf
- 03/21/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER) pdf
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005643500
- 01/20/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/00 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/15/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/21/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/00 House: Read first time
- 02/21/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 03/05/00 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (23-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 House: Read second time
- 03/07/00 House: Read third time
- 03/07/00 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/07/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/07/00 House: Passed House with amendments (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/09/00 Senate: House amendment No. 1 rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (1-Y 38-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: House amendments No. 2 & 3 agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 House: House insisted on amendment
- 03/09/00 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/00 House: Delegates: Cantor, Tate, Moran
- 03/09/00 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senators: Norment, Quayle, Martin
- 03/10/00 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/10/00 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/10/00 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/00 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/00 Conference: House amendments rejected by conference committee
- 03/10/00 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/00 House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N)
- 03/10/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 1-N)
- 03/21/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER)
- 03/22/00 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 821 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821)