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: 4/22/2025 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/22/2025 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- 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
4/2/2025 Senate • Received
4/16/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 432
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 576 -SJ 432
• Read 2nd time -SJ 432
• Read 3rd time -SJ 432
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 432
• Immediately certified -SJ 444
4/16/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/22/2025 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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CS/HB 157, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/16/2025 at 4:34 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None 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: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 157 -SJ 432 
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) -
CS/HB 157, Committee Substitute 1 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: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 157 -SJ 432
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 3/26/2025 3:48 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/16/2025 2:20 PM Senate 36 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) -
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: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 157 -SJ 432
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 476245 - Amendment
Remove lines 180-223 and insert:Redondo 3/4/2025
5:03 PMAdopted
3/5/2025PDF 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)