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CS/HB 993: Service of Process

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Killebrew

Service of Process; Revises authority of special & certified process servers; requires that civil witness subpoenas be served by certain persons; revises requirements for substituted service on spouse; revises requirements for documenting service; revises requirements for service on limited liability companies; revises provisions specifying who may serve outside of state; authorizes certain persons to electronically sign return-of-service forms.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2017 House • Filed
12/20/2017 House • Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 86
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 86
1/12/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 01/17/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/17/2018 House • Favorable by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 365
1/18/2018 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 365
1/23/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/25/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/25/2018 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 441
1/26/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 437
1/29/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 444
3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar