Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions, disbursement for law libraries.
Summary
Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions; disbursement for law libraries. Increases from $4 to $7 the maximumassessment a county, city, or town may make as part of the costsincident to each civil action filed in the courts located within itsboundaries. Such funds are disbursed by a locality's governing bodyfor the establishment, use, and maintenance of its law library.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Dec 26, 2019
Last action Feb 25, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (17-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101008D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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