Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts. (HB1590)
Introduced By
Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Jurisdictional limits of courts. Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts.
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2011 | Committee |
01/06/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102764D |
01/06/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/10/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil |
01/17/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) |
01/19/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/19/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104347D-H1 |
01/19/2011 | Incorporates HB1446 |
01/21/2011 | Read first time |
01/24/2011 | Read second time |
01/24/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104347D-H1 |
01/24/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1590H1 |
01/25/2011 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/07/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1590H1) |
02/09/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2011 | Read third time |
02/14/2011 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2011 | Enrolled |
02/16/2011 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1590ER) |
02/16/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
02/16/2011 | Signed by President |
02/22/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1590ER) |
02/25/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 14 (effective 7/1/11) |
02/25/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0014) |
Comments
An increase in the jurisdictional limit is long overdue. Civil litigants should have a right to cheaper and faster access to the civil justice system. Good job by Del. Iaquinto and Sen. McEachin for proposing this change.