National Association of Professional Process Servers Legislative Blogs

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of April 2, 2024, for the current year. When prompted the password i ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of April 2, 2024. When prompted the password is: APR24 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of March 2, 2024, for the current year. When prompted the password i ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of March 2, 2024. When prompted the password is: MAR24 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of Feb. 2, 2024, for the current year. When prompted the password is ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of February 2, 2024. When prompted the password is: FEB24 (The let ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of December 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of December 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: DEC23 (The let ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of Nov 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password is: ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Nov 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: NOV2023 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of Oct. 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password is: ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Oct. 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: OCT23 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of Sept. 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password is ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Sept. 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: SEP23 (The letter ...

https://legiscan.com/reports/x3635o6cPlease click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of Aug. 2, 2023 for the current ...

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Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of July 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password is: ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of July 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: JUL23 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of June 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password is: ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of June 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: JUNE2023 (The lett ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of May 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password is: ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of May 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: MAY2023 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of April 2, 2023 for the current year. When prompted the password is ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of April 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: APRIL2023 (The le ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of March. 2, 2023 for the current year and please see that currently ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of March 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: MARCH23 (The lett ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of Feb. 2, 2023 for the current year and please see that currently t ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Feb. 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: FEB23 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Jan. 2, 2023. When prompted the password is: JAN23 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of Jan. 2, 2023 for the current year and please see that currently t ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of December 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the pass ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of December 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the pas ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of November 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the pass ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of November 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the pas ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of October 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the passw ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills that have passed as of October 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the pass ...

https://legiscan.com/reports/18xesi55Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of September 2022 for the curren ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of  September 2022 for the current year. When prompted the ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of August 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of August 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of July, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password i ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of July 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password is ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of June 4, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of June 4, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of May 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of May 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of April 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of April 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Mar. 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of March 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

NO BILLS ON THE MONITORING LIST HAVE PASSED as of this date.  Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of February ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of February 2, 2022 for the current year. When prompted the pass ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of January 2, 2022.  This list Includes the bills that passed in 2021. A ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Jan. 2, 2022. Bills Monitored throughout 2021 are included. Bi ...

Happy New Year! Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored for 2022 as of Jan. 2, 2022. When prompted the pas ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Dec. 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: INTRO ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Dec. 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: DEC2021 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Nov. 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: NOV20 ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Nov. 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: NOV2021 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: OCT20 ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Oct. 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: OCT2021 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: SEPT2 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of September 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the pas ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Sept. 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: SEPT2021 (The letter i ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of August 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: AUG2021 (The letter i ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: AUG20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of August 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the passwo ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of July 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: JUL21 (The letter in th ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: JUL21 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of July 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of June 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: JUN21 (The letter in th ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: JUN21 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of June 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of May 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: MAY2021 (The letter in t ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: MAY20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of May 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of April 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: APRIL21 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: APRIL ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of April 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Mar. 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: MAR2021 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: MAR20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Mar. 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

THERE ARE NO BILLS ON THE PASSED LIST AS OF FEBRUARY 2, 2021. Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Feb. 2, 2021. ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: FEB20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Feb. 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Jan. 2, 2021.  When prompted the password is: JAN2021 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: JAN20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Jan. 2, 2021 for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Dec. 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: DEC2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: DEC20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Dec. 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Nov. 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: NOV2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: NOV20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Nov. 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Oct. 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: OCT2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: OCT20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Oct. 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Sept. 1, 2020.  When prompted the password is: SEPT2020 (The letter i ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: SEPT2 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Sept. 1, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwo ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Aug. 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: AUG2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: AUG20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Aug 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of July 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: JULY2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: JULY2 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of July 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of June 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: JUNE2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: JUNE2 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of June 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

lease click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of May 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: MAY2020 (The letter in th ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: MAY20 ...

lease click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of May 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of April 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: APRIL2020 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: APRIL ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Apr. 2, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwor ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of March 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: MARCH2020 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: MARCH ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of March, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the password ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Feb. 16, 2020.  When prompted the password is: FEB2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored, Including Carry-Over Bills.  When prompted the password is: FEB20 ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of Feb. 16, 2020, for the current year. When prompted the passwo ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of Jan. 2, 2020.  When prompted the password is: JAN2020 (The letter in ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored.  When prompted the password is: JAN2020 This report will inclu ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of December 2, 2019.  When prompted the password is: DEC2019 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored.  When prompted the password is: DEC2019 (The letter in the pas ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of November 1, 2019.  When prompted the password is: NOV2019 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored.  When prompted the password is: NOV2019 (The letter in the pas ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of October 2, 2019.  When prompted the password is: OCT2019 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored.  When prompted the password is: OCT2019 (The letter in the pas ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of September 2, 2019.  When prompted the password is: SEPT19 (The letter ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored.  When prompted the password is: SEPT19 (The letter in the pass ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored as of August 1, 2019. When prompted the password is: AUG2019 (The le ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of August 1, 2019.  When prompted the password is: AUG2019 (The letter i ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored.  When prompted the password is: JULY2 (The letter in the passw ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of July 2, 2019.  When prompted the password is: JULY2 (The letter in th ...

To read the full text of this interesting decision, please click on the link, below. "Summons, Complaint Not ‘Delivered’ by Email Tel ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills being monitored.  When prompted the password is: MAY31 (The letter in the passw ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of May 31, 2019.  When prompted the password is: MAY31 (The letter in th ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of May 2, 2019. When prompted the password is: MAY2 (The letter in the passw ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills monitored currently.  When prompted the password is: MAY2 (The letter in the pa ...

This bill was introduced on April 16, 2019. Summary: Amends AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION BY THE PLAINTIFF TO UTILIZE A PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills monitored currently. When prompted the password is: APRIL18 (The letter in the passwo ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of April 18th, 2019. When prompted the password is: APRIL18 (The letter in the ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills that have passed as of April 10th, 2019. When prompted the password is: PASS10 (The letter in the ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills monitored currently. When prompted the password is: APRIL10 (The letter in the passwo ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills monitored currently. When prompted the password is: APRIL7 (The letter in the pas ...

There are several bills concerning process servers. To view a list of these bills please click the links below and all links use password: PS2019 ...

There are several bills concerning the use and access of personal records and public data. To view a list of these bills please click the link below a ...

There are several bills being monitored concerning electronic service filings, costs or fees. (The letter in the passwords must be capitalized. Onc ...

There are several bills that have been introduced concerning Private Detectives. To view an updated  list of bills being monitored that conce ...

lease click the link below to view a list bills that passed. When prompted the password is: PASS2019 (The letter in the password must be capitalize ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills currently being monitored that were introduced in the last 30 days (Mar. 1 through Mar. 31, 2019). Wh ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills monitored currently. When prompted the password is: ALL2019 (The letter in the passwo ...

There are several bills concerning process servers. To view a list of these bills please click the links below and all links use password: PS2019 ( ...

There are several bills concerning the use and access of personal records and public data. To view a list of these bills please click the link below a ...

There are several bills being monitored concerning electronic service filings, costs or fees. (The letter in the passwords must be capitalized. Onc ...

There are severa 9 bills that have been introduced concerning Private investigators. To view an updated  list of bills being monitored that conce ...

Please click the link below to view a list bills currently being monitored that were introduced in the last 30 days (Feb. 1 through Mar. 2, 2019). Whe ...

Please click the link below to view the updated list of bills monitored. When prompted the password is: ALL2019 (The letter in the password must ...

There are at least 38 bills introduced concerning notaries. To view a list of bills currently being monitored concerning notaries click the link below ...

Click the link, below, to see the current status through the present date for NY A3300, NY A3579, and KN HB1162. A summary of these bills are in blog ...

There are several bills concerning the use and access of personal records and public data. To view a list of these bills please click the link below a ...

There are several bills introduced concerning electronic service filings, costs or fees. (The letter in the passwords must be capitalized. Once th ...

There are are several bills that have been introduced concerning Private investigators. To view a list of bills being monitored that concern private i ...

There are at least 35 bills introduced concerning notaries. To view a list of bills currently being monitored concerning notaries click the link below ...

This bill was introduced on January 29, 2019. Summary: Relates to expanding service of process to the department of state in the city of New York. &nb ...

This bill was introduced on January 29, 2019. Summary:  Relates to process server records; provides for oversight of process server records by 3r ...

This bill is scheduled to be introduced on February 4, 2019.  Summary: Process servers; prohibiting certain persons from applying, reapplying or ...

Please click the link below to view the list of bills monitored as of January 31, 2019. When prompted the password is: J2019 (The letter in the p ...

1. Montana-House Bill 65 - Click here to read full text Revise laws related to service of process with the insurance commissioner STATUS: 201 ...

CALIFORNIA AB 3250 - Passed 09-26-18 - Existing law relating to service of documents in civil actions authorizes proof of electronic service to be mad ...

  1.  MICHIGAN SB 0226 - Passed 07-25-18, Assigned Pa 0261'18, with Immediate Effect: Civil procedure; service of process; fees and mile ...

1.  ARIZONA HB 2564 - Passed 05-16-18, Chapter 317: Raises fees that the Court shall receive.   Click here to read the full text of the ...

This bill provides that certain investigators employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth while engaged in the performance of their official duties s ...

Arizona SB1012 is a bill pre-filed and entered December 6th.  This bill addresses the ability of process servers to enter and remain on private p ...

Wisconsin’s Senate introduced a bill Wednesday and the Assembly introduced their bill Thursday. Both address that initiating service must be mad ...

The bill, as introduced, allows service by email for an action where a person/entity is represented by an attorney and the attorney has consented to s ...

Thank you to Ann Pollard for keeping us abreast of Oklahoma HB 1235, which passed and was signed by their Governor.  This bill allows a person li ...

Oregon HB 2618 has passed and will become effective 1/1/2018.  It raises the fees to be collected by the sheriff as follows: $45 for servi ...

California Assembly Bill 976 is active and addresses electronic service.  It is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

Indiana service fees are $28 effective 7/1/17 due to an addition of $3 for a clerk processing fee.

https://legiscan.com/AZ/bill/HB2220/2017

FL SB1424 was introduced March 2nd.  It has not progressed in the Senate.  This bill would address electronic service being made by certain ...

CA 1093 revises requirements for renewing of certificate of registration, addresses service upon a commercial mailbox and service of a renewal judgmen ...

Michigan SB 226 looks like it will die in committee.  It was meant to establish fees and mileage charges for process servers. https://legiscan ...

This bill establishes a $25 process service fee and sets up a fund for the to be deposited. https://legiscan.com/AL/bill/HB360/2017

Idaho has passed its bill for efiling. https://legiscan.com/ID/bill/H0203/2017

Inaccurate information regarding Indiana legislation has been distributed.  HB 1452 has been inactive since its introduction.  SB 532 was ch ...

This bill revises authority of the special process servers, who can serve civil witness fees, revises documentation of service and return-of-service, ...

Georgia House Bill 15 sets a deadline of January1, 2018 to mandate efiling, barring hardship to the clerk.

This bill changes the wording for time from days to business days.

Colorado HB17-1095 would allow process servers to serve a person employed to secure a secured or gated community, or the property manager or managing ...

The proposed fee increases are as follows: $45 ($36) for a summons, subpoena, citation, order and notice; $25 ($20) for additional persons at the sa ...

In summary this bill relates to service of process; requiring filing of an affidavit if alternative method of process is needed; modifying when a ...

There are many changes to this bill.  Read the full text at https://legiscan.com/NE/text/LB509/2017

The Sheriffs in Indiana have been challenged for some time with low fees for service of process.  It took nine years for them to increase their r ...

This bill proposes aggravated assault charges for harmingg duly appointed or certified private process server while engaged in the execution of any of ...

This bill proposes mandatory e-filing and provides funds to implement e-filing.  Read the full text.

Virginia Legislation introduced to require An employee or agent of an owner of multifamily residential real estate or a common interest community, as ...

48.092 has been created to address service upon a financial institution.  A summary is below. 1)     If a bank doesn&r ...

SB 1018 adds certified process servers to Section 28-455 as authorized to access motor vehicle records.  See the full text here: https: ...

In this proposed bill Section 8-21-310 of the 1976 Code, would be stricken in its entirety and replaced with the changes here: http://www.sc ...

S00029 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 29 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE ...

Michigan HB 4924 would allow for increases to process service rates for papers served out of a court in Michigan.  The increases are for summons ...

The following are some of the fees changing December 1st.  A complete list can be found here http://www.insd.uscourts.gov/news/notice-increase-ce ...

Ohio Civil Rule 4.2 This proposed change would allow for confidentiality of service through the Secretary of State.  This allows for victims of d ...

After five long years our fellow servers in New York have succeeded in passing a bill making it a class D felony to assault a process server while he/ ...

This bill introduced in Hawaii makes the following assault in the second degree.  It reads, in part:  The person intentionally causes bodil ...

Please take note of the new rules for Federal Courts that take affect December 1, 2015.  This information is pertinent to all of our services of ...

Washington State recently passed HB 5387. This bill consists of rules for the Secretary of State and corporations. In this bill there is an allowanc ...

This bill allows process servers into a gated community and requires businesses to grant access to process servers. Failure to comply is punishable b ...