HB528
Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Virgil Gene Thornton, Sr (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
Allows the court to approve a proposed compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act if the parties in interest agree to and endorse an approval order relating to such proposed compromise. The bill further requires that the endorsement of any such approval order by a beneficiary shall be ... (More) notarized unless the endorsement is made by an attorney acting as guardian ad litem for such beneficiary. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103506D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB528)
- 01/21/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
