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Long Title
AN ACT FURTHER EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,' AS AMENDED
Short Title
EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS
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Date filed
February 17, 2020
Scope
Legislative Status
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Session Sequence No.
56
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Document Certification
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Committee Details
Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
133
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT FURTHER EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,’ AS AMENDED [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2020 ] 2/17/2020 Introduced by Senator MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID; 2/18/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; 3/2/2020 Letter from Senator EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO dated February 26, 2020, expressing his intention to co-author of SBN-1353, received by LBIS; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ] 10/13/2020 Returned and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS per Committee Report No. 133, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1886; 10/14/2020 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/14/2020 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1886 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 133, WHICH BECAME REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11576 ON JULY 30, 2021. 2/26/2020 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;