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1997 SESSION

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HB 2467 General district courts; civil jurisdiction.

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

SUMMARY:

General district courts; civil jurisdiction. Increases the maximum jurisdictional limits of the general district courts from $10,000 to $15,000, applicable to any civil claim for (i) specific property, (ii) any debt, fine or other money, or (iii) damages for breach of contract or for injury to a person or property recoverable by action at law or in equity. It similarly increases such amount for attachment cases. The bill also provides that the circuit court may increase the ad damnum by amendment in any action removed or, if an appeal is filed by the defendant, appealed.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 979045351  pdf
• 03/04/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2467ER)  pdf
• 03/25/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0753)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 979045351
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/02/97  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/97  House: Read first time
• 02/03/97  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/97  House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/19/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: Committee amendment #1 agreed to
• 02/20/97  Senate: Committee amendment #2 agreed to (20-Y 20-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: COMM. AMEND 2 (20-Y 20-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Tie vote, chair votes yea
• 02/20/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/20/97  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (32-Y 7-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (32-Y 7-N)
• 02/20/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/97  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2467ER)
• 03/07/97  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 753 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/25/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0753)