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2006 SESSION

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HB 1424 Service of process; failure to serve defendant.

Introduced by: Sal R. Iaquinto | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Failure to serve process.  Provides that a defendant who has not been served within one year of the filing of a suit may file a motion to dismiss and if the court finds that the plaintiff did not exercise due diligence to have timely service, may dismiss the suit with prejudice. The bill also preserves the plaintiff's right to a non-suit prior to the entry of an order to dismiss.  These provisions shall not pertain to cases involving asbestos.

FULL TEXT

• 01/16/06  House: Presented and ordered printed 061352342  pdf
• 02/02/06  House: Floor substitute printed 062872352-H1 (Iaquinto)  pdf
• 02/28/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1424ER)  pdf
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/16/06  House: Presented and ordered printed 061352342
• 01/16/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/27/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (16-Y 5-N)
• 01/31/06  House: Read first time
• 02/01/06  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/02/06  House: Read second time
• 02/02/06  House: Committee amendments rejected
• 02/02/06  House: Floor substitute printed 062872352-H1 (Iaquinto)
• 02/02/06  House: Substitute by Delegate Iaquinto agreed to 062872352-H1
• 02/02/06  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1424H1
• 02/03/06  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/03/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/03/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/15/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/06  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/20/06  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/20/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/20/06  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/06  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N)
• 02/22/06  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 2-N)
• 02/28/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1424ER)
• 02/28/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 151 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151)