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.
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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3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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CS/HB 993, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2018 at 8:36 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 904 (c2) Judicial Process Powell Compare Last Action: 3/8/2018 S Laid on Table -SJ 931 Citations - Statutes (6)
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 4 (pdf) 48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 4 (pdf) 48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 5 (pdf) 48.27 Certified process servers. Page 5 (pdf) -
HB 993, Original Filed Version Posted 12/13/2017 at 12:39 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2018 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2018 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 067923 - Amendment
Remove lines 45-46 and insert:Grall 1/24/2018
7:51 PMWithdrawn
1/25/2018PDF 887603 - Amendment
Remove lines 45-46 and insert:Grall 1/25/2018
12:59 PMAdopted
1/25/2018PDF Citations - Statutes (6)
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 4 (pdf) 48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 4 (pdf) 48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 5 (pdf) 48.27 Certified process servers. Page 5 (pdf)