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CS/CS/SB 904: Judicial Process

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Judiciary ; Powell

Judicial Process; Revising authority of special process servers; revising requirements for service on limited liability companies; providing that a person who acquires for a value a lien on property during the course of specified legal actions takes such lien free of claims in certain circumstances; revising authority of certified process servers, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/8/2018 Senate - Laid on Table -SJ 931
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/15/2017 Senate • Filed
    12/4/2017 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 70
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 70
    1/25/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/30/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/30/2018 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 257
    2/1/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 257
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 259
    2/15/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/20/18, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/20/2018 Senate • CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
    2/21/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 375
    2/23/2018 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 374
    3/6/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 771
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 806
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967
    3/8/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 931
    • Substituted HB 599 (Died in House returning Messages) -SJ 931
    • Laid on Table -SJ 931

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  • CS/CS/SB 904, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2018 at 2:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 599 Lis Pendens Altman Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in returning Messages Track This Bill
    H 993 (c1) Service of Process Killebrew Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 3 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.23 Lis pendens. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.27 Certified process servers. Page 7 (pdf)
    316.29545 Window sunscreening exclusions; medical exemption; certain law enforcement vehicles and private investigative service vehicles exempt. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 904, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/1/2018 at 8:36 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/19/2018 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 599 Lis Pendens Altman Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in returning Messages Track This Bill
    H 993 (c1) Service of Process Killebrew Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    257202 - Amendment
    Delete line 67 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Powell)     		2/20/2018
    9:35 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/20/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    164672 - Amendment
    Delete lines 185 - 194 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Powell)     		2/20/2018
    11:02 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/20/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/20/2018 11:00 AM Commerce and Tourism 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 3 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.23 Lis pendens. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.27 Certified process servers. Page 7 (pdf)
    316.29545 Window sunscreening exclusions; medical exemption; certain law enforcement vehicles and private investigative service vehicles exempt. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 904, Original Filed Version Posted 11/15/2017 at 10:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 599 Lis Pendens Altman Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in returning Messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    520686 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Steube)     		1/30/2018
    12:41 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/30/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 970832 - Amendment to Amendment (520686)
    Between lines 156 and 157 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Powell)     		1/30/2018
    3:54 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/30/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/30/2018 2:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.23 Lis pendens. Page 1 (pdf)

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