HB171
Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; electronic signatures.
Summary
As Introduced. Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; electronic signatures.
Clarifies that an electronic signature or a digital image of a signature shall satisfy the requirement in current law that every pleading, motion, or other paper of a party be signed by at least one attorney of record. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.-
Bill History
- 01/02/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102426D
- 01/02/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/22/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2024 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 02/21/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB171ER)
- 02/21/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
- 03/01/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
- 03/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 20 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0020)
