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2022 SESSION
HB 505 Civil actions; filed on behalf of multiple persons.
Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2022, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102203D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/22 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/02/22 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/22 House: Left in Courts of Justice