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2005 SESSION

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SB 1123 Service of process; allows plaintiff in circuit court cases to ask defendant for waiver.

Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Service of process.  Allows a plaintiff, in circuit court cases, to ask the defendant for a waiver of service of process in lieu of official service and mandates that a defendant respond so as to avoid any unnecessary costs of service of process. The bill is modeled on Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 053814772  pdf
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1123ER)  pdf
• 04/05/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0866)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• House amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 053814772
• 01/12/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N)
• 02/04/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/05  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/08/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/08/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/11/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/11/05  House: Read first time
• 02/11/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/05  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/22/05  House: Read second time
• 02/23/05  House: Read third time
• 02/23/05  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/23/05  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/23/05  House: Passed House with amendments (95-Y 1-N)
• 02/23/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/05  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/05  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1123ER)
• 03/09/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/28/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 866 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/05/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0866)