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2007 SESSION

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HB 2425 District court; right to remove case to circuit court eliminated.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Right to remove case to circuit court eliminated. Eliminates the right to remove an action from the general district court to the circuit court. An appeal bond is required to be posted within 30 days of judgment except for an appeal of an unlawful detainer. Indigent persons do not have to post an appeal bond except in cases of trespass, ejectment, or any action involving the recovering of rents.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 076067308  pdf
• 01/31/07  House: Printed as engrossed 076067308-E  pdf
• 02/19/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 072022308-S1  pdf
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2425ER)  pdf
• 04/04/07  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2425ER2)  pdf
• 04/11/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 076067308
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/26/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (17-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/07  House: Read first time
• 01/31/07  House: Read second time
• 01/31/07  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/07  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2425E
• 01/31/07  House: Printed as engrossed 076067308-E
• 02/01/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/02/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 072022308-S1
• 02/19/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/07  Senate: Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/07  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/21/07  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 072022308-S1
• 02/21/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2425S1
• 02/21/07  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: VOTE: (25-Y 15-N)
• 02/22/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/07  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (87-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/07  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2425ER)
• 03/12/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/07  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/03/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/04/07  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
• 04/04/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 04/04/07  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
• 04/04/07  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/04/07  House: Reenrolled
• 04/04/07  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2425ER2)
• 04/04/07  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/04/07  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/04/07  House: Enacted, Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/11/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869)