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2011 SESSION

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SB 774 Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts

Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Jurisdictional limits of courts.  Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts. This bill is identical to HB 1590.

FULL TEXT

• 12/14/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101886D  pdf
• 01/24/11  Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104340D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB774ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0702)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/14/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101886D
• 12/14/10  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/11/11  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/24/11  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/11  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 01/24/11  Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104340D-S1
• 02/01/11  Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/11  Senate: Read second time
• 02/03/11  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/03/11  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104340D-S1
• 02/03/11  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB774S1
• 02/04/11  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/11  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/08/11  House: Read first time
• 02/08/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/21/11  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/11  House: Read second time
• 02/24/11  House: Read third time
• 02/24/11  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/24/11  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/24/11  House: Passed House with amendment (98-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/11  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/11  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/11  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB774ER)
• 03/03/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/11  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 702 (effective 7/1/11)
• 03/26/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0702)