Corporations; allows certain to be represented by an officer before general district courts. (HB2434)

Introduced By

Del. Bill Janis (R-Glen Allen)

Progress

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

Description

Closely held corporations; pro se representation. Allows a closely held corporation to be represented by an officer or an employee pro se before the general district courts if the amount in controversy is $4,500 or less. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/14/2009Committee
01/14/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090411568
01/14/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/02/2009Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/02/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
02/06/2009Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2009Committee substitute printed 090324568-H1
02/08/2009Read first time
02/09/2009Read second time
02/09/2009Committee substitute agreed to 090324568-H1
02/09/2009Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2434H1
02/10/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/10/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2009Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/10/2009Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/10/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/13/2009Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/23/2009Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2009Read third time
02/25/2009Reading of amendments waived
02/25/2009Committee amendments agreed to
02/25/2009Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/25/2009Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009Placed on Calendar
02/26/2009Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
02/26/2009VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2009Enrolled
03/09/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2434ER)
03/10/2009Signed by President
03/11/2009Signed by Speaker
03/30/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/09)
03/30/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 2 minutes.