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CS/HB 7061: Jurisdiction of County Courts

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Perez ; Leek

Jurisdiction of County Courts; Requires specified filing fees for appeals from certain county courts; increases jurisdictional limit for actions at law by county courts; provides county court civil filing fees for claims of specified value; provides for distribution of said fees; provides that certain mediation fee is not applicable to certain appeals.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/29/2018 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 443
    1/30/2018 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 472
    2/9/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/13/18, 12:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
    2/13/2018 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 595
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 595
    2/19/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/21/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    2/21/2018 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 672
    2/22/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 668
    2/25/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 680
    2/27/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
    3/2/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 787
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/5/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 850
    • Amendment(s) adopted (634757) -HJ 850
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 1 -HJ 850
    3/5/2018 Senate • In Messages
    3/7/2018 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 883
    • Received -SJ 883
    3/8/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 963
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 963
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1396 -SJ 963
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 963
    • Amendment(s) adopted (483720) -SJ 963, 967
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/9/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1024
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1025
    3/9/2018 House • In returning messages
    • Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) adopted (808937) -HJ 1198, 1201
    • Concurred in Senate amendment(s) as amended -HJ 1201
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 101 NAYS 0 -HJ 1201
    3/9/2018 Senate • In returning messages
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in returning Messages

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  • CS/HB 7061, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2018 at 12:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1384 (c1) Courts Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Track This Bill
    S 1396 (c2) Judicial Branch Steube Compare Last Action: 3/8/2018 S Laid on Table -SJ 963 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (11)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    136072 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Brandes 3/7/2018
    5:07 PM     		Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    3/8/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 101532 - Amendment to Amendment (136072)
    Delete lines 103 - 109.     		Bradley 3/8/2018
    4:32 PM     		Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    3/8/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 719884 - Amendment to Amendment (136072)
    Delete lines 346 - 435 and insert:     		Passidomo 3/8/2018
    7:58 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/8/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 597710 - Amendment to Amendment (136072)
    Delete lines 346 - 402 and insert:     		Passidomo 3/8/2018
    1:14 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/8/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 390348 - Amendment to Amendment (136072)
    Delete line 360 and insert:     		Brandes 3/8/2018
    12:59 PM     		Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    3/8/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 564686 - Amendment to Amendment (136072)
    Between lines 368 and 369 insert:     		Passidomo 3/8/2018
    2:33 PM     		Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    3/8/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 533518 - Amendment to Amendment (136072)
    Delete lines 403 - 413.     		Bradley 3/8/2018
    4:32 PM     		Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    3/8/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    483720 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Brandes 3/8/2018
    8:00 PM     		House: Concurred as Amended
    3/9/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 376944 - Amendment to Amendment (483720)
    Delete lines 491 - 523.     		Brandes 3/9/2018
    9:12 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/9/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 323340 - Amendment to Amendment (483720)
    Between lines 523 and 524 insert:     		Bradley 3/9/2018
    2:24 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/9/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 808937 - Amendment to Amendment (483720)
    Remove lines 5-526 of the amendment and insert:     		Leek 3/9/2018
    8:34 PM     		House: Adopted
    3/9/2018     		PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/8/2018 6:23 PM Senate - Amendment 390348 28 Yeas - 8 Nays
    3/9/2018 7:14 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/9/2018 10:13 PM House 101 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.241 Filing fees for trial and appellate proceedings. Page 1 (pdf)
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 2 (pdf)
    34.041 Filing fees. Page 2 (pdf)
    44.108 Funding of mediation and arbitration. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7061, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/22/2018 at 11:05 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1384 (c1) Courts Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    634757 - Amendment
    Remove line 129 and insert:     		Perez 3/2/2018
    6:10 PM     		House: Adopted
    3/5/2018     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/5/2018 10:55 AM House 110 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.241 Filing fees for trial and appellate proceedings. Page 1 (pdf)
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 2 (pdf)
    34.041 Filing fees. Page 2 (pdf)
    44.108 Funding of mediation and arbitration. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 7061, Original Filed Version Posted 1/29/2018 at 9:04 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1384 (c1) Courts Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    748363 - Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Perez 2/20/2018
    8:08 PM     		Adopted
    2/21/2018     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 1 (pdf)

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