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2004 SESSION
HB 1127 Venue; applicable to defendant who conducts substantial business activity.
Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Venue; civil actions. Provides that Category B venue includes counties or cities in which the defendant regularly conducts substantial business activity. Under current law, Category B venue includes counties or cities in which the defendant regularly conducts affairs or business activity.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043545404 pdf
- 02/14/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040576404-H1 pdf
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1127ER) pdf
- 04/23/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0979) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043545404
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/04 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040576404-H1
- 02/14/04 House: Read first time
- 02/16/04 House: Read second time
- 02/16/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 040576404-H1
- 02/16/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1127H1
- 02/17/04 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 3-N)
- 02/17/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 3-N)
- 02/17/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/18/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/18/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/25/04 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 03/08/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/04 Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/09/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1127ER)
- 03/23/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/24/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/15/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 979 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/23/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0979)