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SB 386: Application of Foreign Law in Courts

GENERAL BILL by Hays

Application of Foreign Law in Courts; Defining the term “strong public policy”; prohibiting a court from enforcing certain choice of law or forum selection contractual provisions; requiring a court to review judgments and orders of foreign courts for comity before enforcing such orders or judgments; specifying judgments and orders of foreign courts that are not entitled to comity; providing that the attempt to apply the law of a foreign country is void under certain circumstances; prohibiting a trial court from dismissing an action on the grounds that a satisfactory remedy may be more conveniently sought in a foreign country; providing an exception, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/14/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-10
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/8/2013 Senate • Filed
    12/9/2013 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 37
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 36
    3/20/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/25/2014 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 335
    3/26/2014 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 335
    3/31/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/03/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/3/2014 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
    • Now in Rules -SJ 442
    4/4/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/9/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 7 NAYS 6 -SJ 459
    4/10/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 459
    4/22/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14
    4/25/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 690
    • Amendment(s) adopted (759664) -SJ 690
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 690
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 722
    • Amendment(s) adopted (502398) -SJ 722
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 24 NAYS 14 -SJ 723
    4/28/2014 House • In Messages
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 826
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14
    • Received -HJ 826
    4/29/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 852
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/30/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 890
    • Passed; YEAS 78 NAYS 40 -HJ 890
    4/30/2014 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 880
    5/8/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/12/2014 • Approved by Governor
    5/14/2014 • Chapter No. 2014-10

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  • SB 386, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2014 at 2:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 903 Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases Combee Compare Last Action: 4/29/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 386 (Ch. 2014-10) -HJ 852
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.040 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 386, Engrossed 2 Posted 4/28/2014 at 11:56 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 903 Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases Combee Compare Last Action: 4/29/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 386 (Ch. 2014-10) -HJ 852
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/30/2014 1:48 PM House 78 Yeas - 40 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.040 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 386, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/25/2014 at 3:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 903 Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases Combee Compare Last Action: 4/29/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 386 (Ch. 2014-10) -HJ 852
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    502398 - Amendment
    Delete lines 20 - 59 and insert:     		Simmons 4/28/2014
    10:14 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/28/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2014 10:46 AM Senate 24 Yeas - 14 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.040 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 386, Original Filed Version Posted 4/18/2014 at 1:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2014 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 4/2/2014 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 903 Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases Combee Identical Last Action: 4/29/2014 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 386 (Ch. 2014-10) -HJ 852
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    490962 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Soto)     		3/25/2014
    9:43 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    375592 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Simmons)     		4/2/2014
    8:25 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/4/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 256170 - Amendment to Amendment (375592)
    Between lines 35 and 36 insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Simmons)     		4/3/2014
    10:04 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/4/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (7)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    558356 - Amendment
    Delete lines 55 - 56 and insert:     		Sachs 4/24/2014
    4:58 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    356706 - Amendment
    Delete lines 75 - 87 and insert:     		Sachs 4/24/2014
    4:57 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    330922 - Amendment
    Delete lines 78 - 113 and insert:     		Joyner 4/24/2014
    4:48 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    893862 - Amendment
    Delete lines 100 - 108 and insert:     		Sachs 4/24/2014
    4:58 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    614656 - Amendment
    Delete lines 131 - 134 and insert:     		Sobel 4/24/2014
    4:41 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    759664 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Simmons 4/24/2014
    4:59 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 775456 - Amendment to Amendment (759664)
    Delete lines 27 - 29 and insert:     		Simmons 4/25/2014
    11:23 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2014 9:00 AM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/3/2014 9:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 2 Nays
    4/9/2014 4:00 PM Rules 7 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    45.022 Page 2 (pdf)

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