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SB 297

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Text
  • 3 Bill Actions
  • 4 Bill Votes
  • 5 Bill Documents

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

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: SB 297 - Enrolled - PDF

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.

Section 1

Sections 12-11-30 and 12-12-30, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:

§12-11-30.

(1) CIVIL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds ten twenty-five thousand dollars ($10,000 $25,000), exclusive of interest and costs, and shall exercise original jurisdiction concurrent with the district court in all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds six thousand dollars ($6,000), exclusive of interest and costs.

(2) CRIMINAL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all felony prosecutions and of misdemeanor or ordinance violations which are lesser included offenses within a felony charge or which arise from the same incident as a felony charge; except, that the district court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court to receive pleas of guilty in felony cases not punishable by sentence of death. The circuit court may, on conviction of a defendant, upon a showing of inability to make immediate payment of fine and costs, continue the case from time to time to permit the fine and costs to be paid.

(3) APPELLATE. The circuit court shall have appellate jurisdiction of civil, criminal, and juvenile cases in district court and prosecutions for ordinance violations in municipal courts, except in cases in which direct appeal to the Courts of Civil or Criminal Appeals is provided by law or rule. Appeals to the circuit court shall be tried de novo, with or without a jury, as provided by law.

(4) SUPERINTENDENCE OF DISTRICT, MUNICIPAL AND PROBATE COURTS. The circuit court shall exercise a general superintendence over all district courts, municipal courts, and probate courts.

(5) CONTEMPTS. The circuit court may punish contempts by fines not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and by imprisonment not exceeding five days. The power of the circuit court to enforce its orders and judgments by determinations of civil contempt shall be unaffected by this section.

(6) GENERAL. The circuit court shall have other powers as provided by law.

§12-12-30.

The original civil jurisdiction of the district court of Alabama shall be uniform throughout the state, concurrent with the circuit court, except as otherwise provided, and shall include all civil actions in which the matter in controversy does not exceed ten twenty-five thousand dollars ($10,000 $25,000), exclusive of interest and costs, and civil actions based on unlawful detainer; except, that the district court shall not exercise jurisdiction over any of the following matters:

(1) Actions seeking equitable relief other than:

a. Equitable questions arising in juvenile cases within the jurisdiction of the district court.

b. Equitable defenses asserted or compulsory counterclaims filed by any party in any civil action within the jurisdiction of the district court.

(2) Any actions enumerated in Rule 81 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure other than any of the following:

a. Actions based in negligence against municipalities.

b. Actions seeking substitution of lost or destroyed records or instruments.

c. Summary motion proceedings.

d. Relieving disabilities of nonage.

(3) Actions seeking declaratory judgments.

(4) Appeals from probate or municipal courts."

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Bill Actions

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

Bill Votes

Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt
2019-05-31
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt
2019-05-31
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt
2019-05-30
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-30
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2019-05-30
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Faulkner motion to Table
2019-05-30
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Faulkner motion to Table
2019-05-30
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2019-05-30
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-23
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Givhan motion to Adopt
2019-05-23
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB297-enr.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB297-eng.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB297-int.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/201358-1.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/202219-1.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/202209-2.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/202115-3.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/202270-1.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/202373-1.pdf

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