Bill Summary

HB 813 Courts (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Tuck  CS Sponsors: Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Courts: Requires each judicial circuit to have circuit judge available at all times to hold & conduct hearings with limited notice; requires certain reimbursement requests be submitted to JAC; removes limitation on arbitrator compensation in court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration; provides alternate method for authentication of oaths, affidavits, or acknowledgments taken or administered by or before any judge. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
   H Justice Budget Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
02/20/25
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Filed
02/26/25
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Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Justice Budget Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/26/25
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Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
03/11/25
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 03/13/25, 1:00 pm, 404 H
03/13/25
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Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/13/25
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Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
03/14/25
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On Committee agenda - Justice Budget Subcommittee, 03/18/25, 3:00 pm, 314 H
03/18/25
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Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/18/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/24/25
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/26/25, 11:30 am, 404 H
03/26/25
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/27/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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bill text & filed amendments
0813
Filed on 02/20/25
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Amendment 546161
Tuck
Filed on 03/25/25
Adopted
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0813C1
Filed on 03/26/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
26.2
28.35
44.103
92.5
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