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2020 SESSION
HB 1359 Jurisdiction of civil claims; amending amount of claim, transfer of matter, etc.
Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Jurisdiction of civil claims; amending amount of claim. Provides that, while a matter is pending in a circuit court, upon motion of the plaintiff seeking to decrease the amount of the claim to within exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction of the general district court, the circuit court shall order transfer of the matter to the general district court having jurisdiction over the claim without requiring a dismissal of the claim or a nonsuit. The bill provides that the tolling of the applicable statutes of limitations governing the pending matter shall be unaffected by the transfer. 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 and requires 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
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100513D pdf
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106612D-H1 pdf
- 03/03/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1359ER) pdf
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0903) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100513D
- 01/08/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/03/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106612D-H1
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Read first time
- 02/07/20 House: Read second time
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106612D-H1
- 02/07/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1359H1
- 02/10/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1359ER)
- 03/03/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 903 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0903)