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1998 SESSION
HB 1354 Small claims courts.
Introduced by: James H. Dillard II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Small claims courts. Requires each general district court to create a small claims division by January 1, 1999. Actions to which the Commonwealth is a party under the Tort Claims Act will not be eligible for trial in small claims court. The measure also repeals the sunset provision applicable to the currently operational small claims courts.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 988367212 pdf
- 03/06/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 985471212-S1 pdf
- 03/30/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1354ER) pdf
- 04/29/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 988367212
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/16/98 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 House: Read first time
- 02/17/98 House: Read second time
- 02/17/98 House: Committee amendment #1 rejected
- 02/17/98 House: Committee amendment #2 rejected
- 02/17/98 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/17/98 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/98 House: Passed House (80-Y 20-N)
- 02/17/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 20-N)
- 02/17/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/19/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/19/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/98 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil & Property Law
- 03/04/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (11-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 03/05/98 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 985471212-S1
- 03/06/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/98 Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/10/98 Senate: Courts of Justice committee amendments rejected
- 03/10/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/10/98 Senate: Finance committee sub. agd. to 985471212-S1
- 03/10/98 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/10/98 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Gartlan agreed to
- 03/10/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd. 985471212-ES1
- 03/10/98 Senate: Passed Senate with sub. w/amd. (34-Y 5-N)
- 03/10/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (34-Y 5-N)
- 03/11/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/12/98 House: Senate sub. with amd. rejected by House (43-Y 53-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (43-Y 53-N)
- 03/12/98 House: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
- 03/12/98 House: Motion for pending question agreed to
- 03/12/98 House: Pending question ordered
- 03/12/98 House: Senate sub. w/amd. agreed to by House (54-Y 42-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (54-Y 42-N)
- 03/30/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1354ER)
- 04/06/98 House: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/29/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)