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Senate raises small‑claims threshold for breach-of-contract cases to $15,000
Summary
The Senate advanced first substitute SB 213 to raise the small‑claims court cap for breach‑of‑contract claims from $10,000 to $15,000 (applies only to breach-of-contract claims). Sponsors said the change will ease district court workloads; the measure passed on the floor after a cleanup amendment.
Senators moved to advance first substitute Senate Bill 213, which would increase the dollar limit for breach-of-contract claims in small-claims court from $10,000 to $15,000. The sponsor said the change targets breach-of-contract cases — the majority of small-claims filings — and would shift smaller civil…
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