VA SB1342 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

District courts; attorney fees. Provides that the jurisdictional limit for general district courts does not include any attorney fees. The bill requires that the amount of an appeal bond required for appeals from a district court include any amount awarded for attorney fees in the case.

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Title

District courts; jurisdictional limit does not include any attorney fees.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N) (Y: 33 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)
2017-03-20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 657 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-03-13 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-03-13SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
2017-03-10SenateSigned by President
2017-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-03-07SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1342ER)
2017-03-07SenateEnrolled
2017-02-23SenateHouse amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
2017-02-23SenateReconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-23SenateHouse amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
2017-02-22HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2017-02-22HousePassed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2017-02-22HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2017-02-22HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2017-02-22HouseRead third time
2017-02-21HouseRead second time
2017-02-20HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (9-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2017-02-06HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-02-06HouseRead first time
2017-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2017-02-02SenateRead third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
2017-02-01SenatePrinted as engrossed 17103446D-E
2017-02-01SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB1342E
2017-02-01SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2017-02-01SenateReading of amendment waived
2017-02-01SenateRead second time
2017-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-01-30SenateReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
2017-01-10SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103446D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161107(n/a)See Bill Text
16177(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1342
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1342+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1342E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1342ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0657+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S03V0158+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0213SB1342+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0246SB1342+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0802V0085+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H08V0323+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2664+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0923SB1342+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0927SB1342+SB1342
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0928SB1342+SB1342

Bill Comments

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