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2024 SESSION

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HB 171 Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; electronic signatures.

Introduced by: Karen Keys-Gamarra | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; electronic signatures. Clarifies that an electronic signature or a digital image of a signature shall satisfy the requirement in current law that every pleading, motion, or other paper of a party be signed by at least one attorney of record. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

FULL TEXT

• 01/02/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102426D  pdf
• 02/21/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB171ER)  pdf
• 03/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0020)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/02/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102426D
• 01/02/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/24  House: Read first time
• 01/31/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/24  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB171ER)
• 02/21/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/24/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/01/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
• 03/01/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
• 03/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 20 (effective 7/1/24)
• 03/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0020)