Bill Text: IN SB0246 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Class action consent.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters [SB0246 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2011-SB0246-Introduced.html


Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 246

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 34-28-8.

Synopsis: Class action consent. Provides that a class action may not be brought on behalf of a person who has not agreed to be a party to the class action.

Effective: July 1, 2011.





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    January 6, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters.







Introduced

First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)


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SENATE BILL No. 246



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 34-28-8; (11)IN0246.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 34-28-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]:
     Chapter 8. Class Actions
    Sec. 1. A class action may not be brought or maintained on behalf of a person who has not affirmatively agreed to be a party to the class action.

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