AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS (Provides a set filing fee to the parties, allow for a party to be made financially whole depending upon who files an appeal, and allow for electronic filing.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/08/2023 House read and passed
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
03/06/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Susan Donovan
DDemocratic
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