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HB 2289 Jurisdiction of claim; plaintiff's motion to amend claim amount, certified copy of transfer order.
Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Jurisdiction of claim; plaintiff's motion to amend claim amount; transfer of matter. Provides that, where a matter is pending in either the general district court or the circuit court, upon motion of the plaintiff seeking to amend the amount of the claim, the court shall order transfer of the matter to the court having jurisdiction over the claim without requiring a dismissal of the claim or a nonsuit. The bill further provides that, where such an amended claim provides the general district court and the circuit court with concurrent jurisdiction over such a claim, the court shall transfer the matter to either the general district court or the circuit court, as directed by the plaintiff, provided that such court otherwise has jurisdiction over the matter. The bill further provides that, except for good cause shown, no such order of transfer shall issue unless the motion to amend and transfer is made at least 10 days before trial. The bill further provides that the plaintiff shall pay filing and other fees to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred, prepare and present the order of transfer to the transferring court for entry, and provide a certified copy of the transfer order to the receiving court.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101784D pdf
- 02/14/19 Senate: Floor substitute printed 19106908D-S1 (Obenshain) pdf
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2289ER) pdf
- 03/22/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0787) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101784D
- 01/08/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/14/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Floor substitute printed 19106908D-S1 (Obenshain)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/19 Senate: Substitute by Senator Obenshain agreed to 19106908D-S1
- 02/14/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB2289S1
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/19 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106908D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2289ER)
- 02/21/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- 02/28/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/22/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 787 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/22/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0787)