CS/HB 993 (2018) -  Service of Process

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Killebrew
Service of Process: Revises authority of special & certified process servers; requires that civil witness subpoenas be served by certain persons; revises requirements for substituted service on spouse; revises requirements for documenting service; revises requirements for service on limited liability companies; revises provisions specifying who may serve outside of state; authorizes certain persons to electronically sign return-of-service forms.
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 904 Subject: Judicial Process Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/25/2018 7:21:52 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 1/23/2018 6:25:39 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 1/18/2018 9:28:56 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 1/12/2018 6:18:32 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 01/29/2018 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 01/29/2018 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/26/2018 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/26/2018 - 8:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/26/2018 - 8:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 01/25/2018 - 7:28 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee Time: 01/25/2018 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 01/23/2018 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 01/18/2018 - 9:29 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 01/18/2018 - 9:29 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 01/17/2018 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/12/2018 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 12/20/2017 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 12/20/2017 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 12/20/2017 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/13/2017 - 12:39 PM Member: Killebrew Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
48.021 CS/CS/SB 904
48.031 CS/CS/SB 904
48.062 CS/CS/SB 904
48.194 CS/CS/SB 904
48.21 CS/CS/SB 904
48.27 CS/CS/SB 904