CS/HB 157: Service of Process
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Redondo
Service of Process; Expands hours during which registered agents are required to keep designated registered office; specifies that certain registered agents may be served process in specified manner; authorizes service of process by personally serving receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of receivership; requires that certain substituted service of process be issued in name of party to be served in care of SOS; authorizes use of specified substituted service method; provides that SOS & DOS are not parties to lawsuits & may not be served additional court filings by reason of specified substituted service; authorizes substituted service on SOS in specified circumstances; provides retroactive application.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/22/2025 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee |
| 3/3/2025 | House |
• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/5/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 3/6/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/7/2025 | House |
• Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 3/11/2025 | House |
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda |
| 3/13/2025 | House |
• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 3/20/2025 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025) |
| 3/26/2025 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• In Messages |
