Civil cases; conduct of business activity, permissible venue. (HB1618)

Introduced By

Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from co-patrons Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), and Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Venue in civil cases; conduct of business activity; change of venue. Eliminates from the list of Category B venue (permissible venue) the forum where the defendant regularly conducts substantial business activity or where such activity was conducted before the defendant's withdrawal from the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that Category B venue exists where a defendant that is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company has its principal office or place of business. The bill further provides that a court that has Category A venue (preferred venue) over a case may transfer that case to another forum if there is a lack of a practical nexus between the transferring court and the underlying cause of action. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/06/2013Committee
01/06/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101940D
01/06/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2013Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
01/23/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
01/28/2013Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2013Committee substitute printed 13104397D-H1
01/30/2013Read first time
01/31/2013Read second time
01/31/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104397D-H1
01/31/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1618H1
02/01/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/01/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/11/2013Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2013Read third time
02/13/2013Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Enrolled
02/18/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1618ER)
02/18/2013Signed by Speaker
02/19/2013Signed by President
03/05/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 7/1/13)
03/05/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.