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HB 1583 Civil cases; removal and appeals to circuit court.

Introduced by: Gary A. Reese | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Removal and appeals to circuit court; jurisdictional amount.  Authorizes the circuit court, where a case is appealed or removed to a circuit court, to permit amendments to increase the amount of the claim above the jurisdictional limits for the general district court. Under current law, the circuit court holds that authority for only those cases the defendant appeals to circuit court. 

FULL TEXT

• 12/10/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051185484  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/10/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051185484
• 12/10/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/12/05  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 3-N)
• 01/14/05  House: Read first time
• 01/17/05  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/18/05  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/19/05  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/20/05  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 5-N)
• 01/20/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 5-N)
• 01/20/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/21/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/21/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/05  Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice by voice vote