Virginia House Bill 1343

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Civil jurisdiction of general district courts and circuit courts; transfer. Provides that while a matter is pending in general district court, upon motion of either the plaintiff or defendant seeking to increase the amount of the claim, the court is required to order a transfer to circuit court without requiring that the case first be dismissed or that the plaintiff suffer a nonsuit. Similarly, the bill provides that while a matter is pending in circuit court, upon motion of either the plaintiff or defendant seeking to decrease the amount of the claim, the court is required to order a transfer to general district court. Under current law, both of these provisions apply only to the motion of a plaintiff.

General district and circuit courts; transfer, civil jurisdiction.

Del. Amanda Batten [R]

2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2024-02-02	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N)
2024-02-01	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2024-01-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-12	House	Presented and ordered printed 24104436D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	77	(n/a)	See Bill Text
17	1	513	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1343
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1343+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0802V0090+HB1343