CS/CS/HB 833: General Assignments
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Passidomo
General Assignments; Defines "negative notice"; requires assignee's bond to be in at least specific amount or double liquidation value of unencumbered & liquid assets of estate, whichever is higher; authorizes assignee to conduct certain discovery to determine whether to prosecute certain claims or causes of action; extends time period assignee may conduct business of assignor; authorizes assignee to continue conducting business of assignor by serving negative notice; extends time period for which court may authorize assignee to conduct business of assignor; provides procedures for assignee's rejection of unexpired lease of nonresidential real property or of personal property; requires assignee to serve notice of rejection on certain persons & file with court; requires that notice of rejection for personal property include certain information about affected property; specifies effective date of rejection; requires estate's rights & obligations to & liability for affected property to terminate; extends minimum time period for giving notice to assignor & creditors; provides procedure for serving notice on persons; requires objection to be filed & served within specific time period; requires notice to be in specified form; provides that assignee may take certain actions if objection is not filed.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2013 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/28/2013 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 85 |
| 3/5/2013 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 84 |
| 3/11/2013 | House |
• PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 12:00 pm, 404 HOB |
| 3/13/2013 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 272 |
| 3/15/2013 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) |
| 3/18/2013 | House |
• Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee -HJ 270 • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 266 |
| 3/26/2013 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB |
| 3/28/2013 | House |
• Favorable by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 373 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 373 |
| 4/1/2013 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/13, 8:30 am, 404 HOB |
| 4/3/2013 | House |
• CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 437 |
| 4/4/2013 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 431 |
| 4/5/2013 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 443 |
| 4/19/2013 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/13 |
| 4/23/2013 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 706 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/24/2013 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 805 • CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 806 |
| 4/24/2013 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 583 • Received -SJ 583 |
| 4/25/2013 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 610 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 610 • Substituted for CS/SB 1098 -SJ 610 • Read 2nd time -SJ 610 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/26/2013 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 690 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 690 |
| 4/29/2013 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 967 |
| 6/17/2013 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/28/2013 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 7/1/2013 |
• Chapter No. 2013-244 |
