SB1032
Civil actions; determination of indigency.
Summary
As Introduced. Civil actions; determination of indigency.
Sets out the factors to be considered by the court in its determination of a person's indigency for the purpose of determining inability to pay fees or costs in a civil action. The bill also provides that a person is presumed unable to pay if he is a current recipient ... (More) of a state or federally funded public assistance program or he is represented by a legal aid society. The bill provides that the presumption is rebuttable except in the case of a no-fault divorce. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2020 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20102102D
- 01/17/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1032)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 02/14/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/14/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/24/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2020 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2020 - House: Passed House (82-Y 13-N)
- 03/04/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 13-N)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1032ER)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1032ER)
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 654 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/06/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)
