District courts and circuit courts; no civil matter shall be dismissed with prejudice, etc. (HB1038)

Introduced By

Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth)

Progress

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

Description

District court and circuit court proceedings; removal from docket. Provides that no scheduled hearing or trial by jury shall be removed from any district court or circuit court docket for failure to comply with any local rule prescribed by a district or circuit court. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2014Committee
01/08/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102895D
01/08/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/16/2014Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
01/20/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/03/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
02/07/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2014Read first time
02/10/2014Read second time
02/10/2014Committee amendments agreed to
02/10/2014Engrossed by House as amended HB1038E
02/10/2014Printed as engrossed 14102895D-E
02/11/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/11/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
02/12/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/24/2014Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/26/2014Read third time
02/26/2014Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
03/03/2014Enrolled
03/03/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1038ER)
03/03/2014Signed by Speaker
03/06/2014Signed by President
03/27/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (effective 7/1/14)
03/27/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.