VA SB1381 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-30 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Reinstatement of discontinued cases; court's discretion. Provides that a court has discretion to reinstate a discontinued case where a plaintiff has properly moved for such a case to be reinstated. This bill is in response to JSR Mechanical Inc. v. Aireco Supply, Inc., 786 S.E.2d 144 (Va. 2016).

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Title

Discontinued cases; court has discretion to reinstate case.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-30SenatePassed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
2017-01-11SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102889D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801335(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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