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2004 SESSION

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HB 980 Service of process; failure to return shall not invalidate service.

Introduced by: Gary A. Reese | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Civil remedies; service of process. Clarifies that failure to make return of service of process by anyone authorized to serve process within the time specified shall not invalidate any service of process or any judgment based thereon. Current law appears to apply only to sheriffs.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 046946484  pdf
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB980ER)  pdf
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0627)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 046946484
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/04  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  House: Read first time
• 01/28/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/29/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/30/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB980ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 627 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0627)