Summary judgment; limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits. (HB2197)

Introduced By

Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock)

Progress

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

Description

Summary judgment; limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits. Allows for the limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment, provided that the only parties to the action are business entities and the amount at issue is $50,000 or more. This bill is identical to SB 1486. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2019Committee
01/08/2019Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103756D
01/08/2019Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/14/2019Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
01/14/2019Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/21/2019Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2019Read first time
01/24/2019Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2019Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
01/25/2019VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2019Constitutional reading dispensed
01/28/2019Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/30/2019Reported from Courts of Justice (7-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2019Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2019Read third time
02/04/2019Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2019Enrolled
02/05/2019Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2197ER)
02/05/2019Signed by Speaker
02/05/2019Signed by President
02/06/2019Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 6, 2019
02/06/2019G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 13, 2019
02/13/2019G Approved by Governor-Chapter 10 (effective 7/1/19)
02/13/2019G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0010)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1486.