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; separate notices 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 otherfinal order or judgment entered in an action by filing a notice ofappeal within the 10-day appeal of right time period, or within fivebusiness days after such notice of appeal is filed, whichever islater.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates 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
44
Key actions
17
Committee
14
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1049 (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 (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB545H1
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108555D-H1
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB545S1
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107586D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
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 20102378D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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