AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS (Increases the maximum dollar amount from two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for claims handled in small claims court.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Last action Mar 28, 2019
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/28/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
01/24/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou Raptakis
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
P
WJ
William J. Conley, Jr.
DDemocratic
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