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CS/CS/CS/HB 775: Appointment of an Ad Litem

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Powell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Artiles ; Campbell ; Rogers

Appointment of an Ad Litem; Defines "ad litem"; authorizes court to appoint ad litem for party upon whom service of process by publication is made; prohibits court from appointing ad litem to represent interest for which personal representative, guardian of property, or trustee is serving; requires ad litem, upon discovery that party it represents is already represented, to take certain actions; prohibits court from requiring ad litem to post bond or designate resident agent; requires court to discharge ad litem when final judgment is entered or as otherwise ordered by court; provides that ad litem is entitled to award of reasonable fee for services & costs & provides for assessment; prohibits declaring court-appointed ad litem ineffective solely due to lack of statutory authority for appointment; provides that section does not abrogate court's common law authority to appoint ad litem.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/3/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-95
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/16/2015 House • Filed
    2/26/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 63
    3/2/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 12:30 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 63
    3/4/2015 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 195
    3/6/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    3/9/2015 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 190
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 190
    3/16/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/18/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/18/2015 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 277
    3/19/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 271
    3/20/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 284
    4/6/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/08/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/8/2015 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 505
    4/9/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 501
    4/10/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 522
    4/13/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15
    4/15/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 532
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/16/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 560
    • CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 560
    4/21/2015 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 450
    • Received -SJ 450
    4/22/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 496
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 496
    • Substituted for CS/SB 922 -SJ 496
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 496
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/23/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 586
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 587
    4/23/2015 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 762
    5/18/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/2/2015 • Approved by Governor
    6/3/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-95

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 775, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2015 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 922 (c1) Appointment of an Ad Litem Latvala Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2015-95) -SJ 496
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 775, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 4/9/2015 at 10:13 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 922 (c1) Appointment of an Ad Litem Latvala Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2015-95) -SJ 496
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2015 10:53 AM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/23/2015 3:04 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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  • CS/CS/HB 775, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/19/2015 at 9:16 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 922 (c1) Appointment of an Ad Litem Latvala Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2015-95) -SJ 496
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    153899 - Amendment
    Remove line 64 and insert:
    Powell 4/7/2015
    7:17 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/8/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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  • CS/HB 775, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/6/2015 at 12:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 922 Appointment of an Ad Litem Latvala Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2015-95) -SJ 496
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    960339 - Amendment
    Remove line 62 and insert:
    Powell 3/17/2015
    6:13 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/18/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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  • HB 775, Original Filed Version Posted 2/16/2015 at 5:22 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/4/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 922 Appointment of an Ad Litem Latvala Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2015-95) -SJ 496
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    037069 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Powell 3/3/2015
    5:43 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/4/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    49.011 Service of process by publication; cases in which allowed. Page 4 (pdf)
    49.021 Service of process by publication, upon whom. Page 1 (pdf)

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