SB297 Alabama 2019 Session

Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Sam Givhan

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Courts, circuit and district, to further provide for the jurisdiction of the circuit and district courts, Secs. 12-11-30, 12-12-30 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the circuit court has exclusive original jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000

Under existing law, the district court has original civil jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy is $10,000 or less

This bill would reduce the exclusive original jurisdiction of the circuit court to cover all cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000

This bill would increase the original civil jurisdiction of the district court to cover all cases where the amount in controversy is $25,000 or less

Relating to circuit and district courts; to amend Sections 12-11-30 and 12-12-30, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the jurisdiction of the circuit and district courts.

Subjects

Courts

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 31, 2019	S	Assigned Act No. 2019-405.
May 31, 2019	S	Enrolled
May 31, 2019	H	Signature Requested
May 31, 2019	S	Second House Concurs in Executive Amendment
May 31, 2019	H	Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1264
May 31, 2019	H	House of Origin Concurs in Executive Amendment
May 31, 2019	S	Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1445
May 31, 2019	S	Executive Amendment Offered
May 31, 2019	S	Forwarded to Governor
May 31, 2019	H	Signature Requested
May 31, 2019	S	Enrolled
May 30, 2019	H	Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 30, 2019	S	Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1380
May 30, 2019	S	Concurrence Requested
May 30, 2019	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1235
May 30, 2019	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1234
May 30, 2019	H	Faulkner Amendment Offered
May 30, 2019	H	Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1233
May 30, 2019	H	JUDY 3rd Amendment Offered
May 30, 2019	H	Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1232
May 30, 2019	H	JUDY 2nd Amendment Offered
May 30, 2019	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1231
May 30, 2019	H	JUDY 1st Amendment Offered
May 30, 2019	H	Third Reading Passed
May 29, 2019	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments
May 23, 2019	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
May 23, 2019	S	Engrossed
May 23, 2019	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1136
May 23, 2019	S	Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1135
May 23, 2019	S	Givhan Amendment Offered
May 23, 2019	S	Third Reading Passed
May 15, 2019	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 16, 2019	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	May 29, 2019	Room 200 at 13:00	House JUDY Hearing
Hearing	May 15, 2019	Committee Room 325 at 08:30	Senate JUDY Hearing
Hearing	May 8, 2019	Committee Room 325 at 08:30	Senate JUDY Hearing

Type	Link
Bill Text	SB297 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text	SB297 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text	SB297 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments	Senate Givhan Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments	House Judiciary third Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments	House Judiciary second Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments	House Judiciary first Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments	House Faulkner Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments	Senate Executive Amendment Offered

SB297 Alabama 2019 Session

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