TOBACCO COMPANY-APPEAL BOND
Summary
Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund, provides that in any civil litigation under any legal theory in which a judgment is entered against a signatory or a successor to a signatory of the Master Settlement Agreement, the appeal bond that the signatory or successor or another defendant may be required to post to stay execution on the judgment during the time that an appeal or discretionary review of the judgment is pending shall be set in accordance with the law and the rules of the court, except that in no case may the total amount of the appeal bond exceed $25,000,000, regardless of the total amount of the judgment. Authorizes a court order to prevent an appellant's dissipation or diversion of assets. Provides that these changes apply to any action pending on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Feb 18, 2003
Signed Aug 6, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2003 · House May 31, 2003
How they voted
34–8
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
May 29, 2003
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
45% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
11
Committee
15
Amendments
16
Aug 6, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-001-002
lower
May 31, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-001-002
lower
May 31, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Revenue Committee; 009-000-000
lower
May 31, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Revenue Committee; 009-000-000
lower
May 30, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue Committee
lower
May 30, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue Committee
lower
May 29, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; Motion #1
lower
May 29, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie; Motion #1
lower
May 29, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 29, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 29, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 and 2
lower
May 29, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 29, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schoenberg
upper
May 29, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-8-3)
senate
May 28, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Rules
upper
May 27, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
May 27, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
May 15, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg
upper
May 14, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 008-003-000
upper
May 8, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
upper
May 7, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
upper
May 6, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 6, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 3, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Mar 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 5, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 5, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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