HB 1915 (2004) - Unauthorized Practice of Law

General Bill by Judiciary (CO-SPONSORS) Kottkamp; Cantens; Quinones; Zapata

Unauthorized Practice of Law: Increases the criminal penalties for offenses related to the unauthorized practice of law; specifies that such offenses are punishable as felonies of the third degree; clarifies the elements of such offenses.

Companion Bill passed SB 1776 Unauthorized Practice of Law By Villalobos

Effective Date: October 1, 2004

Last Event: Companion Bill passed, refer to SB 1776 on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:36 PM; HB Laid on Table

PCB committee actions:

PCB JU 04-11 recommended by:

Judiciary
- On agenda for: 03/31/04 4:15 PM View Notice
- Favorable (final action) See Votes
PCB JU 04-11 recommended by:

Judiciary
- On agenda for: 03/17/04 1:00 PM View Notice
- Temporarily Postponed (final action) See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: SB 1776	Subject: Unauthorized Practice of Law	Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 422	Subject: Law Practice Restrictions	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary 4/21/2004 4:39:47 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table, refer to SB 1776	Time: 04/22/2004 - 6:36 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Substituted SB 1776	Time: 04/22/2004 - 6:36 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/22/2004 8:42:51 PM)	Time: 04/20/2004 - 8:43 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 04/12/2004 - 11:22 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 04/12/2004 - 11:22 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 04/12/2004 - 4:00 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Filed timely	Time: 04/07/2004 - 1:11 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
454.23
454.31
454.32