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CS/SB 1878: Jurisdiction of the Courts

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Margolis

Jurisdiction of the Courts; Includes as an additional basis for subjecting a person to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state the basis for jurisdiction provisions which state that a person submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state by entering into a contract that designates the law of this state as the law governing the contract and that contains a provision by which such person agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/5/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 239
    3/22/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 239
    3/31/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/05/11, 10:15 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    4/5/2011 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 408
    4/6/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 413
    4/7/2011 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/SB 1878, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/6/2011 at 1:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1337 Jurisdiction of the Courts Steinberg Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CVJS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.193 Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state. Page 2 (pdf)
    55.502 Construction of act. Page 3 (pdf)
    684.0019 Conditions for granting interim measures. Page 4 (pdf)
    684.0026 Recognition and enforcement. Page 4 (pdf)
    685.101 Choice of law. Page 5 (pdf)
    685.102 Jurisdiction. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 1878, Original Filed Version Posted 3/5/2011 at 9:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 4/4/2011 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1337 Jurisdiction of the Courts Steinberg Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CVJS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    244102 - Amendment
    Delete lines 51 - 182.     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Ring)     		4/4/2011
    4:39 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/5/2011     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/5/2011 10:15 AM Commerce and Tourism 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.081 Service on corporation. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.151 Service on statutory agents for certain persons. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.193 Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state. Page 7 (pdf)
    55.502 Construction of act. Page 8 (pdf)
    684.0019 Conditions for granting interim measures. Page 9 (pdf)
    684.0026 Recognition and enforcement. Page 9 (pdf)
    685.101 Choice of law. Page 10 (pdf)
    685.102 Jurisdiction. Page 11 (pdf)

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