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HB 1618 Civil cases; conduct of business activity, permissible venue.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Venue in civil cases; conduct of business activity; change of venue. Provides that Category B venue exists where a defendant that is not an individual has its principal office or principal place of business. Currently, Category B venue exists where the president or other chief officer of a defendant that is a corporation resides. The bill also provides that Category B venue exists where a defendant regularly conducts substantial business activity or where such activity was conducted before the defendant's withdrawal from the Commonwealth provided there exists any practical nexus to the forum. There is no current requirement for such a practical nexus. The bill is identical to SB 1337.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101940D pdf
- 01/28/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104397D-H1 pdf
- 02/18/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1618ER) pdf
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101940D
- 01/06/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 01/23/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104397D-H1
- 01/30/13 House: Read first time
- 01/31/13 House: Read second time
- 01/31/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104397D-H1
- 01/31/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1618H1
- 02/01/13 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/13 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1618ER)
- 02/18/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)