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2022 SESSION
SB 474 Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Requirement for appeals bond; indigent parties; appeal of unlawful detainer. Removes the requirement for an indigent defendant, as defined in the bill, to post an appeal bond in an unlawful detainer action appealed from the general district court. This bill is identical to HB 614.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102455D pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105634D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB474ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Governor's recommendation
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102455D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/14/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105634D-S1
- 02/15/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105634D-S1
- 02/15/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB474S1
- 02/15/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/22 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/15/22 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/22 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/22/22 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/23/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/25/22 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 8-N)
- 02/28/22 House: Read second time
- 03/01/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/22 House: Read third time
- 03/02/22 House: Passed House (65-Y 35-N)
- 03/02/22 House: VOTE: Passage (65-Y 35-N)
- 03/07/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB474ER)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/27/22 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Communicated to Governor on April 27, 2022
- 04/27/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 27, 2022
- 05/27/22 Governor: Vetoed by Governor