HB792
Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgments.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgements entered in the same action or related action.
Provides that there shall be an appeal of right to a court of record from any order entered or judgment rendered in a general district court that alters, amends, overturns, or vacates any prior final order. The bill further provides that, if any party timely notices such an appeal, such ... (More) notice of appeal shall be deemed a timely noticed of appeal by any other party on a final order or judgment entered in the same or a related action arising from the same conduct, transaction, or occurrence as the underlying action. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. This bill is identical to SB 545. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104859D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/15/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2020 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2020 - House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108179D-S1
- 02/14/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108179D-S1
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB792S1
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2020 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108179D-S1 (2-Y 98-N)
- 02/19/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 98-N)
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/24/2020 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/24/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/2020 - House: Delegates: Simon, Bourne, Leftwich
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Senators: Edwards, Petersen, Chafin
- 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conference substitute printed 20109463D-H1
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/18/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB792ER)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1048 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1048)
