The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Steel’s SB 2 on proceedings supplemental to execution. This bill provides that a person requesting the mailing of a document by registered or certified mail in a proceeding supplemental shall pay for the mailing. The bill was amended to add that a party must provide a pre-stamped envelope after the initial mailing and to delete that this app … [Read more...] about Proceedings supplemental to execution
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Application of foreign law
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 38, authored by Sen. Steele and Sen. Delph, on the application of foreign law. This bill provides that a court may not apply, enforce, or grant comity, res judicata, claim preclusion, or issue preclusion to a foreign law, ruling, or judgment if doing so would violate the fundamental liberties, rights, and privileges guaranteed by the U.S. or I … [Read more...] about Application of foreign law
Judgments
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 354, Sen. Steele’s bill on judgments, providing that a judgment creditor may require a judgment debtor to appear in court to provide information concerning the judgment debtor's income and assets: (1) at any time, if the judgment debtor's circumstances have changed; or (2) not more than one time every six months. It also permits a court, after … [Read more...] about Judgments
Judgment dockets
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Richardson’s HB 1141 pertaining to judgment dockets. This bill was prepared at the request of the Supreme Court Records Management Committee to clarify changes made last session to the judgment docket. The bill specifies that the clerk of the circuit court is the official keeper of the judgment docket and shall keep the j … [Read more...] about Judgment dockets