CS/CS/SB 904 (2018) -  Judicial Process

General Bill by Commerce and Tourism and Judiciary and Powell
Judicial Process: Revising authority of special process servers; revising requirements for service on limited liability companies; providing that a person who acquires for a value a lien on property during the course of specified legal actions takes such lien free of claims in certain circumstances; revising authority of certified process servers, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/08/18 S Laid on Table -SJ 931 on Thursday, March 8, 2018 3:50 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/30/18 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 02/20/18 11:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 599 Subject: Lis Pendens Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 993 Subject: Service of Process Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 257202 , Commerce and Tourism, Powell Date Filed: 02/20/18, Line#: 67 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/20/2018 01:01 PM
    • A 164672 , Commerce and Tourism, Powell Date Filed: 02/20/18, Line#: 185 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/20/2018 01:01 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 520686 , Judiciary, Steube Date Filed: 01/30/18, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/30/2018 05:16 PM
    • AA 970832 , Judiciary, Powell Date Filed: 01/30/18, Line#: 156 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/30/2018 05:16 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 2/21/2018 1:28:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 2/19/2018 11:07:23 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/31/2018 6:18:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/29/2018 2:12:30 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table -SJ 931 Time: 03/08/2018 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted HB 599 (Died in House returning Messages) -SJ 931 Time: 03/08/2018 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 931 Time: 03/08/2018 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967 Time: 03/06/2018 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 806 Time: 03/06/2018 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 771 Time: 03/06/2018 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 374 Time: 02/23/2018 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 375 Time: 02/21/2018 - 5:03 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/21/2018 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 374 Time: 02/20/2018 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/20/18, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/15/2018 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 259 Time: 02/01/2018 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 257 Time: 02/01/2018 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/01/2018 - 8:27 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 257 Time: 01/30/2018 - 4:43 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/30/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/25/2018 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 70 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 70 Time: 12/04/2017 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
48.021 CS/HB 993
48.031 CS/HB 993
48.062 CS/HB 993
48.194 CS/HB 993
48.21 CS/HB 993
48.23 HB 599
48.27 CS/HB 993
316.29545