Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgments.
Summary
Appeals of right in general district court;order or judgment altering prior final orders or judgments; separatenotices of appeal. Provides that there shall be an appeal ofright to a court of record from any order entered or judgment renderedin a general district court that alters, amends, overturns, or vacatesany prior final order entered or judgment rendered on any issuespreviously adjudicated on the merits in the prior proceeding. Thebill further provides that a party to an action in general districtcourt may file a separate notice of appeal relating to any other final order or judgment entered in an action by filing a notice of appealwithin the 10-day appeal of right time period, or within five businessdays after such notice of appeal is filed, whichever is later. Thisbill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1048 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB792S1
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108179D-S1
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104859D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
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