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CS/SB 984: Judgment Liens

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Rouson

Judgment Liens; Authorizing a judgment lien to be acquired on specified personal property and in all payment intangibles and accounts of a judgment debtor whose location is in this state; specifying that the rights of certain judgment creditors to proceed against a judgment debtor’s property are subject to certain provisions; prohibiting security interests and liens on payment intangibles or accounts and the proceeds thereof from taking priority over payment intangibles or accounts by a judgment lien certificate filed before a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/6/2024 Senate - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/18/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/11/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/16/2024 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/17/2024 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    1/18/2024 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
    1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/29/2024 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    • Now in Rules
    2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/8/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/15/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24
    2/21/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 436
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 436
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 436
    • Immediately certified -SJ 441
    2/21/2024 House • In Messages
    3/4/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/5/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/6/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
    3/6/2024 Senate • Ordered enrolled

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  • CS/SB 984, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2024 at 4:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 175 (c1) Judgment Liens Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    55.202 Judgments, orders, and decrees; lien on personal property. Page 1 (pdf)
    55.205 Effect of judgment lien. Page 4 (pdf)
    55.208 Effect of prior liens on payment intangibles and accounts; effect of filed judgment lien on writs of execution previously delivered to a sheriff. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 984, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/16/2024 at 12:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 175 (c1) Judgment Liens Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2024 1:30 PM Banking and Insurance 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/8/2024 8:30 AM Rules 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/21/2024 6:56 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/6/2024 2:55 PM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    55.202 Judgments, orders, and decrees; lien on personal property. Page 1 (pdf)
    55.205 Effect of judgment lien. Page 4 (pdf)
    55.208 Effect of prior liens on payment intangibles and accounts; effect of filed judgment lien on writs of execution previously delivered to a sheriff. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 984, Original Filed Version Posted 12/18/2023 at 2:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/11/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 175 (c1) Judgment Liens Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    530872 - Amendment
    Delete line 32 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Rouson)     		1/11/2024
    6:53 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/16/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/16/2024 8:30 AM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    55.202 Judgments, orders, and decrees; lien on personal property. Page 1 (pdf)
    55.205 Effect of judgment lien. Page 4 (pdf)
    55.208 Effect of prior liens on payment intangibles and accounts; effect of filed judgment lien on writs of execution previously delivered to a sheriff. Page 5 (pdf)

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