CS/CS/SB 686: Offers of Judgment
GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Judiciary ; Brandes
Offers of Judgment; Authorizing parties to serve offers of judgment that make certain stipulations relating to attorney fees and costs; authorizing certain offerings of judgment relating to jointly owned property to require both individuals to either accept or reject the offer; providing requirements relating to grounds for challenging the validity of offers, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/15/2021 Senate • Filed
1/28/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 85
2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/15/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/15/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 4 -SJ 177
2/17/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/18/2021 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 85
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 172
3/5/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/21, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -SJ 240
3/11/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 241
3/12/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules
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CS/CS/SB 686, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2021 at 1:47 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1533 Offers of Judgment McFarland Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.79 Offer of judgment and demand for judgment. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/SB 686, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/17/2021 at 3:45 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1533 Offers of Judgment McFarland Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 938316 - Amendment
Delete lines 51 - 62.Banking and Insurance
(Rouson)3/8/2021
5:52 PMUnfavorable
3/10/2021Web Page
PDF787724 - Amendment
Delete lines 58 - 59 and insert:Banking and Insurance
(Brandes)3/8/2021
5:53 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/10/2021Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/10/2021 8:00 AM Banking and Insurance 8 Yeas - 3 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.79 Offer of judgment and demand for judgment. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 686, Original Filed Version Posted 1/15/2021 at 2:49 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2021 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2021 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 139882 - Amendment
Delete lines 27 - 104 and insert:Judiciary
(Brandes)2/12/2021
1:37 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/16/2021Web Page
PDF
597082 - Amendment to Amendment (139882)
Delete lines 34 - 42 and insert:Judiciary
(Rouson)2/15/2021
8:37 AMUnfavorable
2/16/2021Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/15/2021 2:30 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 4 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.79 Offer of judgment and demand for judgment. Page 1 (pdf)