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CS/CS/CS/HB 681: Unclaimed Funds Held by the Clerks of Court

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee ; Clemons ; Ingoglia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mercado ; Roth

Unclaimed Funds Held by the Clerks of Court; Repeals provisions relating to deposit of certain unclaimed funds with CFO to credit of State School Fund; revises time period for certain persons to file claims for unclaimed surplus funds; requires clerk to report certain unclaimed property as surplus; specifies procedures for clerk to use in handling surpluses; specifies entity entitled to surplus; repeals provisions relating to qualifications & appointment of surplus trustee in foreclosure actions; exempts certain funds remaining after a judicial sale from becoming distributable & subject to certain reporting requirements; revises service charges that clerk may receive & deduct from surplus.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/7/2017 House • Filed
2/15/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 81
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 81
3/9/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 03/13/17, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/13/2017 House • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 369
3/14/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/15/2017 House • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 365
3/17/2017 House • Original reference(s) removed: Government Accountability Committee
• CS referred to Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 389
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 389
3/27/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/29/17, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
3/29/2017 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 26 NAYS 0 -HJ 525
3/31/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 524
4/3/2017 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 527
4/18/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/20/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/20/2017 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 806
4/22/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
4/24/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 805
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
• CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 798
4/27/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 945
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 977
• CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 978
4/28/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/30/2017 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 607
5/1/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 607
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability