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2002 SESSION
SB 474 General district courts; jurisdictional amounts, exception.
Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
General district courts; jurisdictional amounts; exception. Provides an exception to the $15,000 jurisdictional limit in general district courts for cases involving liquidated damages for violation of vehicle weight limits. In 2001 the General Assembly amended § 46.2-1135 (which refers to general district courts) to increase liquidated damages, which means that cases will more frequently exceed $15,000.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 026109520 pdf
- 03/09/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB474ER) pdf
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 026109520
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/02 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/12/02 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate
- 02/12/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/18/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/02 House: Read first time
- 02/18/02 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/01/02 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
- 03/04/02 House: Read second time
- 03/05/02 House: Read third time
- 03/05/02 House: Passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/05/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB474ER)
- 03/18/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/05/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)