AR SJR8 | 2017 | 91st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 1 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-08 - Reviewed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 1 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-08 - Reviewed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
A Constitutional Amendment Limiting Contingency Fees And Awards Of Punitive And Non-economic Damages; And Changing The Powers Of The General Assembly And The Supreme Court Regarding Rules Of Pleading, Practice, And Procedure.
Title
A Constitutional Amendment Limiting Contingency Fees And Awards Of Punitive And Non-economic Damages; And Changing The Powers Of The General Assembly And The Supreme Court Regarding Rules Of Pleading, Practice, And Procedure.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-02-27 - House - Read and adopted and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (Y: 66 N: 30 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - House - Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption. (Y: 36 N: 48 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-24 - House - Motion to suspend the rules passed. (Y: 63 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Read the third time and adopted. (Y: 21 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - House - Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption. (Y: 36 N: 48 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-24 - House - Motion to suspend the rules passed. (Y: 63 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Read the third time and adopted. (Y: 21 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-08 | Senate | Reviewed by the Governor |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | ORDERED ENROLLED |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | Read the third time and adopted. |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | Rules suspended. |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. |
| 2017-02-28 | Senate | Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 |
| 2017-02-27 | Senate | Re-referred to Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
| 2017-02-27 | Senate | Returned From the House as concurred in as amended #1. |
| 2017-02-27 | House | Read and adopted and ordered transmitted to the Senate. |
| 2017-02-24 | House | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
| 2017-02-24 | House | Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption. |
| 2017-02-24 | House | Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. |
| 2017-02-24 | House | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. |
| 2017-02-24 | House | Motion to suspend the rules passed. |
| 2017-02-24 | House | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. |
| 2017-02-24 | House | Rep. Gazaway objected to SJR8 being on the Member's Own Calendar because it violated House Rule 47(o). |
| 2017-02-23 | House | Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 |
| 2017-02-21 | House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE |
| 2017-02-21 | House | RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE |
| 2017-02-21 | Senate | Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. |
| 2017-02-16 | Senate | Held in the Chamber |
| 2017-02-16 | Senate | Read the third time and adopted. |
| 2017-02-14 | Senate | Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass |
| 2017-02-02 | Senate | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
| 2017-02-02 | Senate | Filed |
