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CS/HB 1197: Courts

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee ; Aloupis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Leek

Courts; Revises requirements for storage of DCA & Supreme Court materials; requires specified entities to prepare plan to develop electronic solution for identifying assessments; provides periodic inflationary adjustment of monetary jurisdictional limit for county court actions; requires EDR to calculate & certify jurisdictional limit; requires specified entities to post on their websites such adjusted jurisdictional limit; requires DCA clerks to have office at headquarters; authorizes person summoned for jury service to postpone such service in event of emergency; authorizes electronic fingerprinting for certain offenses; removes requirement defendant's social security number be obtained at time of fingerprinting.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-230
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/22/2021 House • Filed
    2/28/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/19/2021 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
    3/23/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/24/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    3/26/2021 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    3/30/2021 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    4/2/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    4/6/2021 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/19/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/22/2021)
    4/22/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/23/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
    4/23/2021 Senate • In Messages -SJ 655
    4/23/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    4/23/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 655
    • Received -SJ 655
    4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 692
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 748 -SJ 692
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 692
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 692
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 692
    4/26/2021 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
    7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-230

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  • CS/HB 1197, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/26/2021 at 3:37 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 748 (c2) Courts Brandes Similar Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1197 (Ch. 2021-230) -SJ 692

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.221 Custody of books, records, etc. Page 3 (pdf)
    25.301 Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished. Page 4 (pdf)
    28.2457 Mandatory monetary assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.15 Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished. Page 7 (pdf)
    35.23 Location of clerk’s office. Page 8 (pdf)
    35.24 Custody of books, records, etc. Page 8 (pdf)
    40.23 Summoning jurors. Page 8 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 9 (pdf)
    921.241 Felony judgments; fingerprints and social security number required in record. Page 10 (pdf)
    921.242 Subsequent offenses under chapter 796; method of proof applicable. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1197, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/23/2021 at 5:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 748 (c2) Courts Brandes Similar Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1197 (Ch. 2021-230) -SJ 692

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2021 10:10 AM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/26/2021 1:39 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.221 Custody of books, records, etc. Page 3 (pdf)
    25.301 Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished. Page 4 (pdf)
    28.2457 Mandatory monetary assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.15 Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished. Page 7 (pdf)
    35.23 Location of clerk’s office. Page 8 (pdf)
    35.24 Custody of books, records, etc. Page 8 (pdf)
    40.23 Summoning jurors. Page 8 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 9 (pdf)
    921.241 Felony judgments; fingerprints and social security number required in record. Page 10 (pdf)
    921.242 Subsequent offenses under chapter 796; method of proof applicable. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • HB 1197, Original Filed Version Posted 2/22/2021 at 11:55 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/7/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 748 (c1) Courts Brandes Compare Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1197 (Ch. 2021-230) -SJ 692

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    118685 - Amendment
    Remove lines 127-134 and insert:
    Aloupis 3/22/2021
    6:24 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/23/2021
    PDF
    396299 - Amendment
    Remove lines 206-347 and insert:
    Aloupis 3/22/2021
    6:28 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/23/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.221 Custody of books, records, etc. Page 3 (pdf)
    25.301 Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished. Page 4 (pdf)
    28.2457 Mandatory monetary assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.15 Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished. Page 7 (pdf)
    35.23 Location of clerk’s office. Page 7 (pdf)
    35.24 Custody of books, records, etc. Page 8 (pdf)
    40.23 Summoning jurors. Page 8 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 8 (pdf)
    921.241 Felony judgments; fingerprints and social security number required in record. Page 10 (pdf)
    921.242 Subsequent offenses under chapter 796; method of proof applicable. Page 13 (pdf)

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