HB2476
Public officers; death, resignation, or ceasing to hold office, automatic substitution.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
Chief Patron:
Rozia Henson (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public officers; death, resignation, or ceasing to hold office; automatic substitution.
Provides that certain provisions providing for the dismissal of an action where a party fails to make a motion for substitution of parties when such motion is necessary do not apply in actions where a public officer is a party in an official capacity and such officer dies, resigns, or ... (More) otherwise ceases to hold office while an action is pending. In any such instance, such public officer's successor shall be automatically substituted as a party. The bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102764D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105575D-H1
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/29/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate Amendment agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2476ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 460 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
