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2005 SESSION

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HB 1757 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; attorney fees.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; attorney fees; failure to file affidavit.  Provides that (i) where appointment of counsel is required for a servicemember pursuant to federal law the court may assess attorneys' fees and costs against any party as the court deems appropriate, and (ii) failure to file an affidavit relating to the defendant's status as a servicemember is not grounds to set aside an otherwise valid default judgment against a defendant who was not, at the time of service of process or entry of default judgment, a servicemember.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054288348  pdf
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 054344348-H1  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1757ER)  pdf
• 04/06/05  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1757ER2)  pdf
• 04/12/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/03/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054288348
• 01/03/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law
• 02/04/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 054344348-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time
• 02/07/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 054344348-H1
• 02/07/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1757H1
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/21/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/05  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1757ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/05  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/05/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/06/05  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
• 04/06/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 04/06/05  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (37-Y 0-N)
• 04/06/05  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (37-Y 0-N)
• 04/06/05  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/06/05  House: Reenrolled
• 04/06/05  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1757ER2)
• 04/06/05  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/06/05  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/06/05  House: Enacted, Chapter 909 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/12/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0909)