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SB 1486 Summary judgment; limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Summary judgment; limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits. Allows for the limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment, provided that the only parties to the action are business entities and the amount at issue is $50,000 or more. This bill is identical to HB 2197.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103880D pdf
- 01/28/19 Senate: Floor substitute printed 19105790D-S1 (Petersen) pdf
- 02/12/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1486ER) pdf
- 02/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103880D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Floor substitute printed 19105790D-S1 (Petersen)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/28/19 Senate: Substitute by Senator Peterson rejected 19105790D-S1 (16-Y 21-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Reading of amendment #1 waived
- 01/28/19 Senate: Amendment #1 by Senator Surovell rejected (12-Y 26-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Reading of amendment #2 waived
- 01/28/19 Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator Surovell rejected
- 01/28/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate SB1486E
- 01/29/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
- 01/29/19 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/19 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/04/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/19 House: Read second time
- 02/11/19 House: Read third time
- 02/11/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/12/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1486ER)
- 02/12/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/14/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 14, 2019
- 02/14/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2019
- 02/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)