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CS/CS/SB 866: Judgment Interest

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Judiciary ; Bogdanoff

Judgment Interest; Requires the Chief Financial Officer to set the rate of interest payable on judgments or decrees for the calendar quarter on certain specified dates. Revises the calculation of the interest rate. Specifies the dates the rate of interest established by the Chief Financial Officer is to take effect. Provides that the rate of interest is established at the time a judgment is obtained. Requires that such interest rate be adjusted quarterly in accordance with a certain interest rate. Conforms provisions to changes made by the act.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/6/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 567 (Ch. 2011-169) -SJ 1120
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/2011 Senate • Filed
2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 68
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
3/9/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/14/2011 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
3/16/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/21/2011 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 236
3/22/2011 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 257
3/25/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/30/11, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/30/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
4/1/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/5/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 323
• CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 340
5/4/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 830
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
5/5/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/05/11
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/06/11
5/6/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1120
• Amendment(s) adopted (611164) -SJ 1120
• Substituted CS/HB 567 -SJ 1120
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 567 (Ch. 2011-169) -SJ 1120