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2002 SESSION

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HB 818 Alternative dispute resolution.

Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Alternative dispute resolution. Amends the general and court-referred mediation statutes to expand provisions regarding confidentiality and liability. The bill also redesignates the existing evaluation session as an orientation session and clarifies and provides detail to existing provisions. The bill also provides that a certified mediator shall be immune from civil liability while engaged in mediation unless the mediator acts in bad faith, with malicious intent or exhibits willful, wanton disregard for the rights of another.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024362246  pdf
• 02/11/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024362246-E  pdf
• 03/14/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB818ER)  pdf
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024362246
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/08/02  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/02  House: Read first time
• 02/11/02  House: Read second time
• 02/11/02  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/11/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/11/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024362246-E
• 02/12/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/12/02  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/27/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/02  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/14/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB818ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)