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2016 SESSION

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SB 27 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; appointed counsel may issue subpoena for all discoverable files.

Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; appointment of counsel to represent servicemember. Requires the plaintiff in a case in which counsel has been appointed under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to deliver all documents or information concerning the location of the servicemember to the appointed counsel if so requested in a subpoena duces tecum. The bill further provides that counsel appointed pursuant to the SCRA shall not be selected by the plaintiff or have any affiliation with the plaintiff, but allows counsel for the plaintiff to provide a list of attorneys familiar with the provisions of the SCRA upon the court's request.

FULL TEXT

• 12/10/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100580D  pdf
• 01/18/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104435D-S1  pdf
• 03/07/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB27ER)  pdf
• 04/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/10/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100580D
• 12/10/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104435D-S1
• 01/19/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/16  Senate: Read second time
• 01/20/16  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/20/16  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104435D-S1
• 01/20/16  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB27S1
• 01/21/16  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/16  House: Read first time
• 02/03/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 02/22/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/16  House: Read second time
• 02/26/16  House: Read third time
• 02/26/16  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/26/16  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/29/16  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/01/16  House: Read third time
• 03/01/16  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/01/16  House: Passed House with amendments (92-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 03/01/16  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 03/03/16  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/16  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB27ER)
• 03/07/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/16  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
• 03/11/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
• 04/01/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 643 (effective 7/1/16)
• 04/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643)