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CS/CS/HB 91: Judicial Process

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush

Judicial Process; Provides that person who acquires for value lien on property during course of specified legal actions takes such lien free of claims in certain circumstances; specifies effect of valid, recorded lis pendens in certain circumstances; revises authority of special 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 LLC's; revises provisions on service outside state; authorizes certain persons to electronically sign return-of-service; exempts certified process servers from certain window sunscreening restrictions.

Effective Date: 6/7/2019
 Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-67
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/12/2018 House • Filed
    1/3/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 29
    2/6/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/13/19, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    2/13/2019 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 297
    2/14/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    2/15/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 294
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 294
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 29
    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/07/19, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 289
    3/7/2019 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 381
    3/8/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/11/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 376
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 373
    3/14/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/20/19
    3/20/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 452
    • Amendment(s) adopted (431701) -HJ 452
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/21/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 466
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 109 NAYS 0 -HJ 466
    3/27/2019 Senate • In Messages
    3/28/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 303
    4/2/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 303
    4/3/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 308
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 462 -SJ 308
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 308
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 308
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 308
    4/4/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 575
    6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
    6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-67

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  • CS/CS/HB 91, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2019 at 3:34 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 462 (c3) Judicial Process Powell Identical Last Action: 4/3/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 7 (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 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 91, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/20/2019 at 5:24 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 462 (c3) Judicial Process Powell Identical Last Action: 4/3/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308 Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/21/2019 3:45 PM House 109 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/3/2019 10:21 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 7 (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 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 91, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/8/2019 at 5:08 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 462 (c2) Judicial Process Powell Similar Last Action: 4/3/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    431701 - Amendment
    Remove lines 64-65 and insert:     		Altman 3/15/2019
    3:45 PM     		House: Adopted
    3/20/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 7 (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/HB 91, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/14/2019 at 2:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 462 (c2) Judicial Process Powell Similar Last Action: 4/3/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    248843 - Amendment
    Remove line 163 and insert:     		Beltran 3/6/2019
    6:14 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/7/2019     		PDF
    040205 - Amendment
    Between lines 168 and 169, insert:     		Altman 3/6/2019
    6:15 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/7/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 7 (pdf)
    48.23 Lis pendens. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 91, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2018 at 9:02 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/10/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 462 (c1) Judicial Process Powell Compare Last Action: 4/3/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    339231 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove lines 60-63 and insert:     		Altman 2/12/2019
    6:24 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/13/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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