District courts; protective orders, civil cases appealed, notice of docketing.
Summary
Appeal from district court; civil cases; noticeof docketing. Provides that the clerk of the appellate courtto which a civil case is appealed shall provide notice of the docketingof such case to the appellee by certified mail and to the counselfor the parties by regular mail. The bill removes language allowingthe clerk to provide such notice by posting it on the front doorof the courtroom and instead states that notice shall be made inconformity with provisions for notice for service of process in allcivil cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 905 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB408S1
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107785D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103612D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
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