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.
HB 1959, now Act 986, simplifies the process for reviving outstanding judgments. It abolishes the use of a writ of scire facias, replacing it with a new mechanism that allows judgments to be revived by notice. This change directly affects individuals and entities involved in the legal process of renewing old judgments. Additionally, the bill amends the laws concerning the fees that clerks of the circuit courts are allowed to charge.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 986' to 'HB 1959' for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The primary change is the update of the bill number and session information to reflect the current legislative session.
TECHNICAL
The bill was renumbered from Act 986 to HB 1959 and updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1959 is now Act 986
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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