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.
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: PDF
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- 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 |
