CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to civil jury trials and deposits for costs and expenses. (8/1/21) (2/3 - CA7s2.1(A)) (EN NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 28, 2021
Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021 · House Jun 7, 2021
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 382.
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 2 nays.
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Committee
Reported with amendments (12-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 5, 2021
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LB
Louie Bernard
RRepublican
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