SB 386 (2014) -  Application of Foreign Law in Courts

General Bill by Hays
Application of Foreign Law in Courts: Defining the term “strong public policy”; prohibiting a court from enforcing certain choice of law or forum selection contractual provisions; requiring a court to review judgments and orders of foreign courts for comity before enforcing such orders or judgments; specifying judgments and orders of foreign courts that are not entitled to comity; providing that the attempt to apply the law of a foreign country is void under certain circumstances; prohibiting a trial court from dismissing an action on the grounds that a satisfactory remedy may be more conveniently sought in a foreign country; providing an exception, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2014
Last Event: 05/14/14 Chapter No. 2014-10 on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 8:52 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/25/14 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 3
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 04/03/14 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/09/14 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 6

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 903 Subject: Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 2
  • Engrossed 1
    • A 502398 , Simmons Date Filed: 04/28/14, Line#: 20 Senate: Adopted 4/28/2014 10:28:03 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 759664 , Simmons Date Filed: 04/24/14, Line#: 0 Senate: Adopted 4/25/2014 1:45:04 PM
    • AA 775456 , Simmons Date Filed: 04/25/14, Line#: 27 Senate: Adopted 4/25/2014 1:45:21 PM
    • A 558356 , Sachs Date Filed: 04/24/14, Line#: 55 Senate: Withdrawn 4/25/2014 1:45:28 PM
    • A 356706 , Sachs Date Filed: 04/24/14, Line#: 75 Senate: Withdrawn 4/25/2014 1:45:51 PM
    • A 330922 , Joyner Date Filed: 04/24/14, Line#: 78 Senate: Withdrawn 4/25/2014 1:46:05 PM
    • A 893862 , Sachs Date Filed: 04/24/14, Line#: 100 Senate: Withdrawn 4/25/2014 1:46:25 PM
    • A 614656 , Sobel Date Filed: 04/24/14, Line#: 131 Senate: Withdrawn 4/25/2014 1:46:43 PM
    • D 490962 , Judiciary, Soto Date Filed: 03/25/14, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/25/2014 04:24 PM
    • D 375592 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Simmons Date Filed: 04/02/14, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/04/2014 11:41 AM
    • AA 256170 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Simmons Date Filed: 04/03/14, Line#: 35 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/04/2014 11:41 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/9/2014 8:34:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/8/2014 8:20:10 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4/3/2014 12:15:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4/2/2014 8:37:27 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/25/2014 4:24:45 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/24/2014 9:22:59 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/28/2014 10:46 AM   Yeas: 24 Nays: 14 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 13] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/30/2014 01:48 PM   Yeas: 78 Nays: 40 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 826] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2014-10 Time: 05/14/2014 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/12/2014 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/08/2014 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 880 Time: 04/30/2014 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 40 Time: 04/30/2014 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/30/2014 - 1:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/29/2014 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/29/2014 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/29/2014 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/28/2014 - 10:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2014) Time: 04/28/2014 - 8:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/28/2014 - 7:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/28/2014 - 12:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 24 NAYS 14 -SJ 723 Time: 04/28/2014 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (502398) -SJ 722 Time: 04/28/2014 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 722 Time: 04/28/2014 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2014 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 690 Time: 04/25/2014 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (759664) -SJ 690 Time: 04/25/2014 - 1:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 690 Time: 04/25/2014 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14 Time: 04/22/2014 - 6:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 459 Time: 04/10/2014 - 9:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 7 NAYS 6 -SJ 459 Time: 04/09/2014 - 6:43 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/04/2014 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 442 Time: 04/03/2014 - 12:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 Time: 04/03/2014 - 11:04 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/03/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/31/2014 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 335 Time: 03/26/2014 - 8:26 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 335 Time: 03/25/2014 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/20/2014 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 36 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 37 Time: 12/09/2013 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/08/2013 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
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