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CS/SB 788: Clerks of Court

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Ring

Clerks of Court; Authorizing jurors and witnesses to be paid by check; requiring a party applying for garnishment to pay a deposit to the garnishee, rather than in the registry of the court; revising requirements for the redemption of tax certificates; requiring the certificateholder to pay costs of resale within 15 days under certain circumstances; prohibiting a county from applying for a tax deed under certain circumstances; requiring the certificateholder to pay a specified amount of the assessed value of the homestead under certain circumstances; requiring the clerk to ensure that excess funds are paid according to specified priorities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/1/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2014-211) -SJ 978
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/30/2014 Senate • Filed
2/6/2014 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 63
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
3/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/11/14, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/11/2014 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
3/13/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/17/2014 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Transportation
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 255
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 249
3/28/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 04/02/14, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/2/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 460
4/4/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 460
4/29/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations: Subcommittee Recommendation not considered -SJ 784
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 784
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/14 -SJ 784
5/1/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 978
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 797 -SJ 978
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2014-211) -SJ 978