HB1646
Form of garnishment summons; maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
Summary
As Introduced. Form of garnishment summons; maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
Provides that the form of garnishment summons will state that an employee who makes the minimum wage or less for his week's earnings will ordinarily get to keep 40 times the minimum hourly wage when such earnings are subject to a garnishment, not 30 times as stated in Title 8.01, ... (More) Civil Remedies and Procedures. The bill is intended to reflect the current statutory requirement for exemptions in Title 34, Homestead and Other Exemptions, and is technical in nature. The bill further directs the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to update the form of garnishment summons accordingly. This bill is identical to SB 1333. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101569D
- 01/04/2017 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/2017 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 01/16/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2017 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2017 - House: Read first time
- 01/25/2017 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/2017 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/08/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2017 - House: Enrolled
- 02/10/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1646ER)
- 02/10/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/13/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17
- 02/13/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017
- 02/17/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 36 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/17/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0036)
