HB232 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy is $10,000 or less, and the small claims division of the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $3,000
Under existing law, a plaintiff filing a case in the district court is charged a filing fee
The amount of the filing fee is less for cases filed in the small claims division of the district court
This bill would increase the jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court to cover all cases where the amount in controversy is $6,000 or less
This bill would revise the filing fee and filing fee distribution statutes to reflect the new jurisdiction of the small claims division, but would keep the filing fees and distribution of filing fees at the same amounts as before the revisions provided in this act
To amend Sections 12-11-30, 12-12-31, 12-19-71, and 12-19-72, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court and for the filing fees associated with filing a case in the district court.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2015 | H | Delivered to Governor at 10:24 a.m. on May 21, 2015. |
| May 21, 2015 | H | Assigned Act No. 2015-224. |
| May 21, 2015 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 21, 2015 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Enrolled |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 19, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1029 |
| May 19, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 16, 2015 | S | Albritton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 16, 2015 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 9, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| March 31, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 192 |
| March 31, 2015 | H | Williams (JD) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 191 |
| March 31, 2015 | H | Beckman Amendment Offered |
| March 31, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 18, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 12, 2015 | H | Rereferred from Judiciary to Commerce and Small Business |
| March 11, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 8, 2015 | Room 325 at 19:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 18, 2015 | Room 123 at 14:30 | House C&SB Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB232 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB232 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |