CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to definition of terms in the Civil Code
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Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2025
Jul 1Becomes Act No. 488 without the Governor's signature.Latest
Jul 1Effective date: 08/01/2025.
Jun 3Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
Jun 2Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
Jun 2Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 29Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#466). Result: pass.Upper
May 29Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
May 27Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
May 21Rules suspended.
May 21Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 20Reported favorably.Minor
May 7Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.Minor
May 6Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#220). Result: pass.Lower
May 6Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
May 5Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2025.
Apr 29Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
Apr 28Reported favorably (9-0).Minor
Apr 14Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.Minor
Mar 31Prefiled.Minor
Mar 31Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.Introduced