SB 702: Attorney Fees and Costs
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Attorney Fees and Costs; Defining the term “property rights”; requiring courts to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing defendant in certain civil actions under specified circumstances, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/5/2023 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 12/13/2023 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Rules |
| 1/9/2024 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 1/11/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 1/16/2024 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules |
| 1/19/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 1/24/2024 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 1/30/2024 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/01/24 |
| 2/1/2024 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 251 • Read 3rd time -SJ 251 • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 251 • Immediately certified -SJ 254 |
| 2/1/2024 | House |
• In Messages |
| 3/4/2024 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024) • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/5/2024 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 3/6/2024 | House |
• Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 |
| 3/6/2024 | Senate |
• Ordered enrolled |
