Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Primary
Service of Process; Expands hours during which registered agents are required to keep designated registered office; specifies that certain registered agents may be served process in specified manner; authorizes service of process by personally serving receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of receivership; requires that certain substituted service of process be issued in name of party to be served in care of SOS; authorizes use of specified substituted service method; provides that SOS & DOS are not parties to lawsuits & may not be served additional court filings by reason of specified substituted service; authorizes substituted service on SOS in specified circumstances; provides retroactive application.
Chapter No. 2025-13
Approved by Governor
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Immediately certified
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Read 3rd time
Read 2nd time
Substituted for CS/SB 576
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Withdrawn from Rules
Ordered enrolled
In Messages
Received
Referred to Rules
In Messages
Read 2nd time
Placed on 3rd reading
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Read 3rd time
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill released to House Calendar
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Referred to Judiciary Committee
Now in Judiciary Committee
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| H 157 Filed | |
| H 157 c1 | |
| H 157 er |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 476245 - Amendment to H 157 Filed | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (3/13/2025 4:33 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (6/10/2025 9:56 AM) |
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