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2024 SESSION
HB 1249 Nonresident plaintiff; security costs upon suit.
Introduced by: Wren M. Williams (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Security for costs; suit or action by nonresident. Provides that in any plaintiff's suit or action by a nonresident of the Commonwealth, including a counterclaim plaintiff, cross-claim plaintiff, or third-party plaintiff, the court may order upon a motion made by a party to such suit or action and for good cause shown that such plaintiff must post security, in an amount not exceeding $250, within 60 days of entry of such order. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102433D pdf
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106004D-H1 pdf
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1249ER) pdf
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102433D
- 01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/02/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106004D-H1
- 02/09/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106004D-H1
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1249H1
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1249ER)
- 02/29/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 745 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745)