AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CIVIL JURISDICTION.
Summary
This Act increases the civil jurisdictional limit for the Court of Common Pleas from $50,000 to $75,000, as recommended by the Jurisdiction Improvement Committee established by the Delaware Supreme Court Order of November 7, 2017.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 7, 2019
Signed Jul 23, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 18, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 23, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Judicial Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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