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