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2004 SESSION

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HB 1379 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; created.

Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Establishes civil law protections for servicemembers, consistent with federal law. Blocks entry of default judgment absent an affidavit stating whether the defendant is in military service, or that the plaintiff does not know if he is in such service. Authorizes setting aside default judgments against servicemembers as provided by federal law.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/04  House: Presented & ordered printed 044769284  pdf
• 03/23/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1379ER)  pdf
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/22/04  House: Presented & ordered printed 044769284
• 01/22/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/04  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/04  House: Read first time
• 02/16/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/17/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/18/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/18/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/08/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/09/04  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/09/04  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/09/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/09/04  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/04  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/04  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/23/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1379ER)
• 03/24/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/24/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/08/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 381 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)