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2025R: HB1959 ACT 986

TO ABOLISH THE USE OF A WRIT OF SCIRE FACIAS AS THE MEANS OF REVIVING AN OUTSTANDING JUDGMENT; TO ALLOW A JUDGMENT TO BE REVIVED BY NOTICE; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FEES TO BE CHARGED BY CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1959 is now Act 986

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Sponsor	Role
M. Brown	lead
M. McKee	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Apr 1, 2025, 2:50 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Apr 1, 2025, 8:39 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 8, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Apr 9, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 9, 2025, 12:02 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 10, 2025, 4:10 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 10, 2025, 6:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 10, 2025, 6:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 14, 2025, 5:25 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 16, 2025, 10:43 a.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 16, 2025, 10:43 a.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 16, 2025, 11:31 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 16, 2025, 11:31 a.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 16, 2025, 11:31 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 22, 2025, 4:02 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1959 is now Act 986

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 8, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by M. Brown, filed Apr 8, 2025, 2:04 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1959 TO ABOLISH THE WRIT OF SCIRE FACIAS AND SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS TO REVIVE AN OUTSTANDI.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	M. Brown	Apr 8, 2025, 2:04 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 14, 2025, 5:25 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Apr 8, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1331

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:43:07 AM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 1174

Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:10:56 PM · arkleg

96Yea

0Nay

3Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (96)

Present (1)

Kenneth B. Ferguson (D)

Not voting (3)

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