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CS/HB 993: Service of Process

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Killebrew

Service of Process; Revises authority of special & certified process servers; requires that civil witness subpoenas be served by certain persons; revises requirements for substituted service on spouse; revises requirements for documenting service; revises requirements for service on limited liability companies; revises provisions specifying who may serve outside of state; authorizes certain persons to electronically sign return-of-service forms.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/13/2017 House • Filed
    12/20/2017 House • Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 86
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 86
    1/12/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 01/17/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    1/17/2018 House • Favorable by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 365
    1/18/2018 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 365
    1/23/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/25/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    1/25/2018 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 441
    1/26/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 437
    1/29/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 444
    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/HB 993, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2018 at 8:36 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 904 (c2) Judicial Process Powell Compare Last Action: 3/8/2018 S Laid on Table -SJ 931 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.27 Certified process servers. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 993, Original Filed Version Posted 12/13/2017 at 12:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2018 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    067923 - Amendment
    Remove lines 45-46 and insert:     		Grall 1/24/2018
    7:51 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/25/2018     		PDF
    887603 - Amendment
    Remove lines 45-46 and insert:     		Grall 1/25/2018
    12:59 PM     		Adopted
    1/25/2018     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.021 Process; by whom served. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 2 (pdf)
    48.062 Service on a limited liability company. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.194 Personal service outside state. Page 4 (pdf)
    48.21 Return of execution of process. Page 5 (pdf)
    48.27 Certified process servers. Page 5 (pdf)

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