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2001 SESSION

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HB 1849 Representation and removal in small claims court.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Representation and removal in small claims court. Provides that a defendant in small claims court shall have the right to representation by an attorney for the purpose of removal of the case to the general district court at any point preceding the handing down of the decision by the judge. Currently, a defendant may not be represented by an attorney for that purpose. This bill incorporates HB 1684.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 012267844  pdf
• 02/19/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1849ER)  pdf
• 03/08/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0074)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 012267844
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/11/01  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
• 01/15/01  House: Read first time
• 01/16/01  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/17/01  House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N 1-A)
• 01/17/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 31-N 1-A)
• 01/17/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/19/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/19/01  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/01  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/01  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/09/01  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1849ER)
• 02/20/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 74 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/08/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0074)