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2001 SESSION

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HB 2372 Number of witnesses whose depositions may be taken.

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SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Number of witnesses whose depositions may be taken. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law or rule of court, there shall be no limit on the number of witnesses whose depositions may be taken by a party except by order of the court for good cause shown. Currently, Rule 4:6A of the Rules of the Virginia Supreme Court limits the number of witnesses who may be deposed to five.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010302788  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2372ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010302788
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/01  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/01/01  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/01  House: Read first time
• 02/04/01  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/05/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/05/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/01  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/01  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/01  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2372ER)
• 03/02/01  House: Enrolled
• 03/02/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)