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1999 SESSION
HB 1565 Certain cases struck from dockets after certain period.
Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Certain cases struck from dockets after certain period. Allows a court to dismiss an action without notice to the parties if the case has been on the docket for three years with no orders or proceedings, except for continuances. The bill also requires that the clerk shall provide notice to the parties after dismissal and that the parties have one year to reinstate it.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/99 999468308 pdf
- 01/26/99 House: Printed as engrossed 999468308-E pdf
- 03/01/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1565ER) pdf
- 04/06/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/12/99 999468308
- 01/13/99 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/99 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 01/22/99 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (24-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/99 House: Read first time
- 01/26/99 House: Read second time
- 01/26/99 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/26/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Woodrum agreed to
- 01/26/99 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/26/99 House: Printed as engrossed 999468308-E
- 01/27/99 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
- 01/27/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N)
- 01/27/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/99 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/99 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law
- 02/17/99 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/99 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 1-N)
- 03/01/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1565ER)
- 03/01/99 House: Enrolled
- 03/01/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 652 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/06/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652)