SB1291
General district courts; increases jurisdictional limits.
Summary
As Introduced. General district courts; jurisdictional limits.
Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum civil jurisdictional limit of general district courts for all civil actions. Under current law, only civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death have a maximum jurisdictional limit of $50,000. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100257D
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1291ER)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1291)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
