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CS/CS/HB 643: Clerks of Court

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Pilon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson

Clerks of Court; Provides requirements for storage of papers & electronic filings; revises provisions relating to service fees; authorizes clerk to provide public records in electronic format; clarifies when office title "Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller" may be used; requires that certain requests for maintenance of public record exemption specify certain information; requires that property appraiser, rather than clerk, provide property record card to petitioner; provides that state is not required to pay fees to enforce judgment for costs & fines.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/30/2013 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 556 (Ch. 2013-109) -HJ 1012
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2013 House • Filed
    2/12/2013 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 70
    3/4/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB --Temporarily deferred
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 70
    3/11/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 12:00 pm, 404 HOB
    3/13/2013 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 257
    3/15/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 253
    3/18/2013 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 270
    4/2/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/04/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    4/4/2013 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 445
    4/5/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 440
    4/8/2013 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 449
    4/12/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/16/13, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB
    4/16/2013 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 665
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 665
    4/24/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/13
    4/26/2013 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 905
    4/29/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/13
    4/30/2013 House • Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 556 -HJ 1012
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 556 (Ch. 2013-109) -HJ 1012

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  • CS/CS/HB 643, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/5/2013 at 9:50 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 556 (er) Clerks of the Court Ring Similar Last Action: 6/6/2013 Chapter No. 2013-109
    Location: Became Law

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.13 To keep papers. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.222 Clerk to be county recorder. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.24 Service charges by clerk of the circuit court. Page 2 (pdf), Page 3 (pdf)
    28.244 Refunds. Page 10 (pdf)
    28.345 Exemption from court-related fees and charges. Page 10 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 11 (pdf)
    119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. Page 12 (pdf)
    194.032 Hearing purposes; timetable. Page 16 (pdf)
    938.30 Financial obligations in criminal cases; supplementary proceedings. Page 17 (pdf)
    985.045 Court records. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 643, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/15/2013 at 12:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 556 (c2) Clerks of the Court Ring Similar Last Action: 6/6/2013 Chapter No. 2013-109
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    566395 - Amendment
    Remove lines 296-344
    Pilon 4/3/2013
    7:55 PM
    Adopted
    4/4/2013
    PDF
    455555 - Amendment
    Remove line 498 and insert:
    Pilon 4/3/2013
    8:01 PM
    Adopted
    4/4/2013
    PDF
    689451 - Amendment
    Between lines 527 and 528, insert:
    Pilon 4/3/2013
    8:02 PM
    Adopted
    4/4/2013
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.13 To keep papers. Page 3 (pdf)
    28.222 Clerk to be county recorder. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.24 Service charges by clerk of the circuit court. Page 3 (pdf)
    28.244 Refunds. Page 10 (pdf)
    28.345 Exemption from court-related fees and charges. Page 10 (pdf)
    57.081 Costs; right to proceed where prepayment of costs and payment of filing fees waived. Page 11 (pdf)
    57.082 Determination of civil indigent status. Page 12 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 13 (pdf)
    119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. Page 14 (pdf)
    194.032 Hearing purposes; timetable. Page 18 (pdf)
    938.30 Financial obligations in criminal cases; supplementary proceedings. Page 19 (pdf)

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  • HB 643, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2013 at 5:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/7/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 556 (c1) Clerks of the Court Ring Compare Last Action: 6/6/2013 Chapter No. 2013-109
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    347909 - Amendment
    Remove lines 311-332 and insert:
    Pilon 3/12/2013
    5:59 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2013
    PDF
    536163 - Amendment
    Remove lines 426-427 and insert:
    Pilon 3/12/2013
    6:00 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2013
    PDF
    415453 - Amendment
    Remove lines 541-855
    Pilon 3/12/2013
    6:01 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2013
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.13 To keep papers. Page 3 (pdf)
    28.222 Clerk to be county recorder. Page 4 (pdf)
    28.24 Service charges by clerk of the circuit court. Page 4 (pdf)
    28.244 Refunds. Page 11 (pdf)
    28.345 Exemption from court-related fees and charges. Page 11 (pdf)
    57.081 Costs; right to proceed where prepayment of costs and payment of filing fees waived. Page 12 (pdf)
    57.082 Determination of civil indigent status. Page 13 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 14 (pdf)
    119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. Page 16 (pdf)
    194.032 Hearing purposes; timetable. Page 19 (pdf)
    197.502 Application for obtaining tax deed by holder of tax sale certificate; fees. Page 20 (pdf)
    197.542 Sale at public auction. Page 25 (pdf)
    197.582 Disbursement of proceeds of sale. Page 30 (pdf)
    938.30 Financial obligations in criminal cases; supplementary proceedings. Page 31 (pdf)

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