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CS/CS/CS/SB 462: Judicial Process

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Judiciary ; Powell

Judicial Process; Providing that a person who acquires for value a lien on property during the course of specified legal actions takes such lien free of claims in certain circumstances; specifying the effect of a valid, recorded notice of lis pendens in certain circumstances involving a judicial sale; revising requirements for substituted service on the spouse of the person to be served; exempting certified process servers from certain window sunscreening restrictions, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/3/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/23/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 65
    2/4/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/11/19, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/11/2019 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 159
    2/12/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/13/2019 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    2/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/05/19, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 65
    • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 187
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 155
    3/7/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 190
    3/18/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/21/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/21/2019 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 266
    3/22/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/25/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/19
    3/26/2019 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 267
    3/27/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 279
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/3/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 307
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 91 -SJ 308
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 462, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/22/2019 at 10:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 (er) Judicial Process Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-67 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 3 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.23 Lis pendens. Page 2 (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/CS/SB 462, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/7/2019 at 8:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 (e1) Judicial Process Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-67 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    890030 - Amendment
    Delete lines 64 - 65 and insert:     		Rules
    (Powell)     		3/19/2019
    4:32 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/21/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    720962 - Amendment
    Delete line 166 and insert:     		Rules
    (Powell)     		3/19/2019
    8:13 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/21/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/21/2019 1:30 PM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 3 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.23 Lis pendens. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.29545 Window sunscreening exclusions; medical exemption; certain law enforcement vehicles and private investigative service vehicles exempt. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 462, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/12/2019 at 4:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2019 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 (c1) Judicial Process Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-67 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    380012 - Amendment
    Between lines 168 and 169 insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Powell)     		3/4/2019
    10:22 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/7/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/5/2019 2:30 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 3 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.23 Lis pendens. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 462, Original Filed Version Posted 1/23/2019 at 3:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 91 Judicial Process Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-67 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    447100 - Amendment
    Delete lines 60 - 62 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Powell)     		2/8/2019
    4:25 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 877408 - Amendment to Amendment (447100)
    Between lines 97 and 98 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Powell)     		2/11/2019
    3:42 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/12/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2019 4:30 PM Judiciary 6 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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