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SB 707 Failure to appear; service of process.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Failure to appear; service of process. Provides that a summons for failure to appear on a mailed summons may be served by any person authorized to serve process. Under existing law, any person age 18 or older who is not a party or otherwise interested in the subject matter in controversy may serve process. This bill is identical to HB 1310.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104217D pdf
- 02/29/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB707ER) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/21/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104217D
- 01/21/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/22/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Read second time
- 02/26/16 House: Read third time
- 02/26/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/29/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB707ER)
- 02/29/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
- 03/04/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 354 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354)