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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.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/31/2025 Senate - Referred to Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • 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
    3/31/2025 Senate • Referred to Rules

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  • CS/HB 157, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2025 at 6:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 576 (c1) Service of Process Leek Identical Last Action: 4/1/2025 S Now in Rules

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/26/2025 3:48 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.091 Partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies; designation of registered agent and registered office. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.101 Service on dissolved corporations, dissolved limited liability companies, dissolved limited partnerships, and dissolved limited liability partnerships. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.161 Method of substituted service on nonresident. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.181 Substituted service on nonresidents and foreign business entities engaging in business in state or concealing their whereabouts. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • HB 157, Original Filed Version Posted 1/14/2025 at 3:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 576 Service of Process Leek Identical Last Action: 4/1/2025 S Now in Rules

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    476245 - Amendment
    Remove lines 180-223 and insert:
    Redondo 3/4/2025
    5:03 PM
    Adopted
    3/5/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.091 Partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies; designation of registered agent and registered office. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.101 Service on dissolved corporations, dissolved limited liability companies, dissolved limited partnerships, and dissolved limited liability partnerships. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.161 Method of substituted service on nonresident. Page 6 (pdf)
    48.181 Substituted service on nonresidents and foreign business entities engaging in business in state or concealing their whereabouts. Page 10 (pdf)

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