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SB 1337 Civil cases; conduct of business activity, permissible venue.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 1618.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/13 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 13103904D pdf
- 02/04/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104554D-S1 pdf
- 02/19/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1337ER) pdf
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/18/13 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 13103904D
- 01/18/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/04/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104554D-S1
- 02/05/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104554D-S1
- 02/05/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1337S1
- 02/05/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/13 House: Read first time
- 02/11/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 House: Read second time
- 02/14/13 House: Read third time
- 02/14/13 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1337ER)
- 02/19/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 103 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/05/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103)