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1999 SESSION

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HB 1899 Permissible venue.

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SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Permissible venue. Makes abundantly clear that venue lies in any county or city wherein any of the plaintiffs reside if all of the defendants are unknown or are nonresidents of the Commonwealth. The current statute has been judicially interpreted to mean that such venue is allowed only if no other permissible venue is available.

FULL TEXT

• 01/15/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 994598304  pdf
• 03/01/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1899ER)  pdf
• 03/12/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/15/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 994598304
• 01/15/99  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/99  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/08/99  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/09/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/99  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/99  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-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 (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1899ER)
• 03/01/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 73 (effective 7/1/99)
• 03/12/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)