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CS/HB 935: Legal Process

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims ; Warner

Legal Process; provides that substitute service may be made upon person in charge of sole proprietorship business at time of service, under specified circumstances; provides for service of process in action for possession of residential premises; provides for application & fee for inclusion on list of certified process servers; authorizes certain service when civil action has been filed in circuit or county court, etc. Amends 48.031,.183,.27, 55.03, 56.27,.28.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 6/17/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-410
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/1997 House • Prefiled
3/4/1997 House • Introduced -HJ 00100
3/11/1997 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00240
3/14/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Claims (JC), 03/20/97, 1:00 pm, 102-HOB
3/20/1997 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS by Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00398
4/2/1997 House • CS read first time on 04/02/97 -HJ 00397
4/3/1997 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00398; Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00492
4/14/1997 House • Read second time -HJ 00546
4/16/1997 House • Read third time -HJ 00569; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 00569
4/17/1997 Senate • In Messages
4/24/1997 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Ways and Means -SJ 00601
5/2/1997 Senate • Upon adjournment in Senate Judiciary, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar
3/5/1998 House • Available for Consent Calendar
3/17/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00229; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00229; Read third time -HJ 00229; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00229
3/18/1998 Senate • In Messages
3/19/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00237
4/17/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00523; Substituted for CS/SB 1244 -SJ 00523; Read second time -SJ 00523; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00523
4/22/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00768; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 00769; Immediately certified -SJ 00769
4/22/1998 House • In returning messages
4/30/1998 House • Concurred -HJ 01754; CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01754; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01754
6/1/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-410