CS/HB 813: Courts
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Tuck
Courts; Requires each judicial circuit to have circuit judge available at all times to hold & conduct hearings with limited notice; requires certain reimbursement requests be submitted to JAC; removes limitation on arbitrator compensation in court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration; provides alternate method for authentication of oaths, affidavits, or acknowledgments taken or administered by or before any judge.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/29/2025 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2025-163)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/29/2025 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2025-163)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/26/2025 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/11/2025 | House |
• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/13/2025 | House |
• Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee |
| 3/14/2025 | House |
• Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/18/2025 | House |
• Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 3/24/2025 | House |
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda |
| 3/26/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/27/2025 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/29/2025 | House |
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2025-163) |
