Civil actions; actions filed on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons. (SB1180)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons. Provides that a circuit court may enter an order joining, coordinating, consolidating, or transferring civil actions upon finding that separate civil actions brought by a plaintiff on behalf of multiple similarly situated persons involve common questions of law or fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences. The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate rules no later than November 1, 2021, governing such actions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022. Read the Bill »
Status
03/01/2021: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102394D |
| 01/08/2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 01/27/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2021 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103326D-S1 |
| 01/29/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/01/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/01/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/01/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103326D-S1 |
| 02/01/2021 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/01/2021 | Amendments by Senator Surovell agreed to |
| 02/01/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1180ES1 |
| 02/01/2021 | Printed as engrossed 21103326D-ES1 |
| 02/02/2021 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/05/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2021 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice |
| 02/10/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1180ES1) |
| 02/18/2021 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 02/19/2021 | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N) |
| 02/20/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 03/01/2021 | Left in Courts of Justice |