SB1486
Summary judgment; limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Summary judgment; limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits.
Allows for the limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment, provided that the only parties to the action are business entities and the amount at issue is $50,000 or more. This bill is identical to HB 2197.-
Bill History
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103880D
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 01/25/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 19105790D-S1 (Petersen)
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Peterson rejected 19105790D-S1 (16-Y 21-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment #1 waived
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Amendment #1 by Senator Surovell rejected (12-Y 26-N)
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment #2 waived
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator Surovell rejected
- 01/28/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate SB1486E
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2019 - House: Read third time
- 02/11/2019 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/12/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1486ER)
- 02/12/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 14, 2019
- 02/14/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2019
- 02/21/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/21/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)
