CS/CS/SB 860 (2012) -  Clerks of Court

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Judiciary and Wise
Clerks of Court: Providing requirements for storage of electronic filings; requiring papers and electronic filings to be electronically time stamped; authorizing the clerk to remove sealed or expunged court records from the Official Records; revising provisions concerning an exemption from charges for services provided to specified officials and their staffs; increasing the threshold amount for automatic repayment of overpayments; providing for access to clerks’ files by state agencies and an exemption from copying fees and charges; providing an exception for certain specified penalties or fines that would otherwise be deposited into the clerk’s Public Records Modernization Trust Fund; authorizing the clerk to issue a refund to the depositor for redeemed property subject to a tax sale, etc.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 937 (Ch. 2012-212), CS/HB 7095 (Ch. 2012-100) on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/19/12 10:15 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 02/22/12 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481 Subject: Clerks of Court Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 937 Subject: Legal Notices Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 7095 Subject: Clerks of Court Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 292 Subject: Legal Notices Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1166 Subject: Clerks of Court Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/22/2012 3:22:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/21/2012 11:47:11 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/20/2012 9:27:31 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/18/2012 11:06:36 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 937 (Ch. 2012-212), CS/HB 7095 (Ch. 2012-100) Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 975 Time: 03/08/2012 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 975 Time: 03/08/2012 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Time: 02/27/2012 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 685 Time: 02/27/2012 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 671 Time: 02/24/2012 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 675 Time: 02/23/2012 - 8:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/22/2012 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 671 Time: 02/22/2012 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/22/12, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/17/2012 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 253 Time: 01/23/2012 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 256 Time: 01/20/2012 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/20/2012 - 9:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 253 Time: 01/19/2012 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/19/12, 10:15 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/13/2012 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 72 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 72 Time: 12/06/2011 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/08/2011 - 8:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
28.13 CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481
28.222 CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481
28.24 HB 139, SB 166, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481, CS/CS/SB 1166, CS/HB 7095*
28.244 CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481
28.345 CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481
28.37 CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481, CS/CS/SB 1166, HB 5405, CS/HB 7055*, CS/HB 7095*
50.041 CS/CS/SB 292, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481, CS/CS/HB 937*
119.0714 CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481
197.542 CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 481

(*) Not the latest version