CS/SB 788 (2014) -  Clerks of Court

General Bill by Judiciary and Ring
Clerks of Court: Authorizing jurors and witnesses to be paid by check; requiring a party applying for garnishment to pay a deposit to the garnishee, rather than in the registry of the court; revising requirements for the redemption of tax certificates; requiring the certificateholder to pay costs of resale within 15 days under certain circumstances; prohibiting a county from applying for a tax deed under certain circumstances; requiring the certificateholder to pay a specified amount of the assessed value of the homestead under certain circumstances; requiring the clerk to ensure that excess funds are paid according to specified priorities, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2014
Last Event: 05/01/14 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2014-211) -SJ 978 on Thursday, May 1, 2014 2:16 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/11/14 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 04/02/14 1:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 797 Subject: Clerks of Court Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • P 641598 , Appropriations Date Filed: 04/08/14, Line#: 0
    • D 895102 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Ring Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/02/2014 02:13 PM
    • AA 966052 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Ring Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 31 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/02/2014 02:13 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 255082 , Judiciary, Ring Date Filed: 03/10/14, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/12/2014 06:22 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 4/4/2014 12:31:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 4/1/2014 12:20:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/13/2014 6:24:27 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/10/2014 12:37:44 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2014-211) -SJ 978 Time: 05/01/2014 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 797 -SJ 978 Time: 05/01/2014 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 978 Time: 05/01/2014 - 2:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/14 -SJ 784 Time: 04/29/2014 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 784 Time: 04/29/2014 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Appropriations: Subcommittee Recommendation not considered -SJ 784 Time: 04/29/2014 - 10:20 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 460 Time: 04/04/2014 - 12:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 460 Time: 04/02/2014 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 04/02/14, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/28/2014 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 249 Time: 03/17/2014 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Time: 03/17/2014 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 255 Time: 03/17/2014 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Transportation Time: 03/17/2014 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/13/2014 - 8:42 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 243 Time: 03/11/2014 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/11/14, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/06/2014 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 63 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 63 Time: 02/06/2014 - 12:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/30/2014 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
40.32 CS/CS/HB 797
77.27 CS/CS/HB 797
77.28 CS/CS/HB 797
197.432 CS/CS/HB 797
197.472 CS/CS/HB 797
197.502 CS/CS/HB 797
197.542 CS/CS/HB 797
197.582 CS/CS/HB 797

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