CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for continuous revisions relative to civil procedure
HB 227 is a procedural amendment bill that modifies the state's civil procedure code by removing specific sections and renumbering remaining articles. The legislation directly affects legal practitioners and courts by deleting references to certain statutes and eliminating provisions related to interrupting prescription periods. By excising these specific lines and adjusting section numbers, the bill streamlines the existing legal framework without introducing new substantive rules or policies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 27, 2024
Signed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024 · House Apr 2, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 14, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0-1).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicholas Muscarello
RRepublican
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