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CS/SB 576: Service of Process

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Leek

Service of Process; Expanding the hours during which registered agents are required to keep the designated registered office open for the purpose of process service; authorizing service of process by personally serving the receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of the receivership; requiring that a certain substituted service of process be issued in the name of the party to be served in care of the Secretary of State; specifying that registered agents must have been designated under a specified provision for a specified purpose, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    3/13/2025 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

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  • CS/SB 576, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2025 at 4:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 157 (c1) Service of Process Redondo Identical Last Action: 3/27/2025 S In Messages Track This Bill

    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 5 (pdf)
    48.181 Substituted service on nonresidents and foreign business entities engaging in business in state or concealing their whereabouts. Page 9 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (1)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2022-190

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  • SB 576, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2025 at 3:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 157 (c1) Service of Process Redondo Similar Last Action: 3/27/2025 S In Messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    866752 - Amendment
    Delete lines 180 - 222 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Leek)     		3/11/2025
    1:43 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2025 8:30 AM Judiciary 10 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 5 (pdf)
    48.181 Substituted service on nonresidents and foreign business entities engaging in business in state or concealing their whereabouts. Page 9 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (1)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2022-190

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