Virginia House Bill 1708 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 25-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Civil remedies; use of depositions. Allows that requests for admission for which the responses are submitted in support of a motion for summary judgment may be based, in whole or in part, upon discovery depositions and may include admitted facts learned or referenced in such a deposition, provided that any such request for admission shall not reference the deposition or require the party to admit that the deponent gave specific testimony. The bill also allows that a motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of any claim or demand for punitive damages, except in cases involving driving under the influence, may be sustained when based, in whole or in part, upon discovery depositions.

Summary judgment; use of depositions as basis for motion or to strike evidence.

Del. Robert Bell [R]	Del. Benjamin Cline [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Sen. John Cosgrove [R]
Del. Terry Kilgore [R]	Del. James Massie [R]	Del. Jackson Miller [R]	Del. Brenda Pogge [R]
Del. Charles Poindexter [R]	Del. Edward Scott [R]	Del. Richard Bell [R]	Del. John Cox [R]
Del. Gregory Habeeb [R]	Del. Gordon Helsel [R]	Del. Matt Fariss [R]	Sen. Chris Head [R]
Del. Keith Hodges [R]	Del. Rick Morris [R]	Del. David Ramadan [R]	Del. Margaret Ransone [R]
Del. Larry Rush [R]	Del. Michael Watson [R]	Del. Michael Webert [R]	Del. David Yancey [R]
Del. Joseph Yost [R]

2013-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076)
2013-03-05		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 76 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-19	Senate	Signed by President
2013-02-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2013-02-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1708ER)
2013-02-18	House	Enrolled
2013-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2013-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2013-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-11	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
2013-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2013-02-01	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
2013-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
2013-01-31	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1708H1
2013-01-31	House	Committee substitute agreed to 13104535D-H1
2013-01-31	House	Read second time
2013-01-30	House	Read first time
2013-01-29	House	Incorporates HB1374
2013-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 13104535D-H1
2013-01-28	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2013-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2013-01-22	House	Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2013-01-08	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102871D

HB1374 (Similar To) 2013-01-28 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	420	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1708
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1708+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1708H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1708ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0076+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H0802V0099+HB1708
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H08V0181+HB1708
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0457+HB1708
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S03V0229+HB1708
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0471HB1708+HB1708
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0488HB1708+HB1708