HB2167
Corporate officer; deposition witness.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Deposition of corporate officer.
Provides that when an officer, as defined in the bill, who is called as a deposition witness files a motion for a protective order because the discovery sought by the deposition is obtainable from some other source that is more convenient, less burdensome, or less expensive, the burden is on ... (More) the party seeking the deposition to defeat such a motion by showing that (i) the officer's deposition is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, (ii) the officer may have personal knowledge of discoverable information that cannot be discovered through other means, and (iii) a deposition of a representative other than the officer or other methods of discovery are unsatisfactory, insufficient, or inadequate. This bill is identical to SB 1457. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103758D
- 01/08/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/14/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2019 - House: Read first time
- 01/24/2019 - House: Read second time
- 01/24/2019 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/2019 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2167E
- 01/24/2019 - House: Printed as engrossed 19103758D-E
- 01/25/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 02/05/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2167ER)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/06/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 6, 2019
- 02/06/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 13, 2019
- 02/13/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 9 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/13/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0009)
