AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS (Increases the maximum amount to be recovered in civil court action as a small claims from two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to five thousand dollars ($5,000).)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 26, 2021
Signed Jul 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 30, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 3, 2021
Signed into law
07/03/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/25/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Apr 1, 2021
Committee
04/01/2021 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
03/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 11, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced
01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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