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HB 1621 Tort Claims Act; increases claim amounts for general district court jurisdiction.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Tort Claims Act; general district court jurisdiction.  Extends the concurrent jurisdiction of general district courts under the Tort Claims Act to claims up to $15,000, and permits the removal of cases brought under the Act from general district court where the claim amount exceeds $4,500.

FULL TEXT

• 12/16/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054248348  pdf
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1621ER)  pdf
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/16/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054248348
• 12/16/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law
• 01/21/05  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/05  House: Read first time
• 01/26/05  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/27/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/28/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/28/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/09/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1621ER)
• 02/25/05  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 144 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)