Pleadings, motions, and other papers; signature defects.
Summary
Signature defects on pleadings, motions, and other papers. Clarifies that any pleading, motion, or other paper that is not properly signed is defective and voidable. The bill further provides that failure to timely raise signature defects waives any challenge based on such a defect and that a signature defect shall be cured within 21 days after it is brought to the attention of the pleader or movant, or the pleading, motion, or other paper that contains the signature defect shall be stricken. This bill is identical to HB 1378.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 1, 2020
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 351 (effective 7/1/20)
Feb 24, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
Feb 18, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Feb 10, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 16, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
Jan 1, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Jan 1, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101534D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
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