Bill Summary

SB 576 Service of Process (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Leek  CS Sponsors: Judiciary
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Summary
Service of Process; Expanding the hours during which registered agents are required to keep the designated registered office open for the purpose of process service; authorizing service of process by personally serving the receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of the receivership; requiring that a certain substituted service of process be issued in the name of the party to be served in care of the Secretary of State; specifying that registered agents must have been designated under a specified provision for a specified purpose, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   S Judiciary
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
   S Rules
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Actions
02/10/25
SENATE
Filed
02/20/25
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
03/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 S
03/12/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/13/25
SENATE
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 110 S
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/01/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
04/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/08/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/08/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
04/16/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0157; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0157
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bill text & filed amendments
0576
Filed on 02/10/25
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Amendment 866752
Leek
Filed on 03/11/25
Replaced by CS
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0576C1
Filed on 03/12/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
48.091
48.101
48.161
48.181
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