Bill Summary

SB 702 Attorney Fees and Costs (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Martin
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 6/13/2024
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committees of reference
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
12/05/23
SENATE
Filed
12/13/23
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Rules
01/11/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 412 K
01/16/24
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/16/24
SENATE
Now in Rules
01/19/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 412 K
01/24/24
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/24/24
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
01/30/24
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/01/24
02/01/24
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/01/24
HOUSE 
In Messages
03/04/24
HOUSE 
Received; Bill referred to House Calendar
03/04/24
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
03/05/24
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/06/24
03/06/24
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/06/24
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
03/06/24
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/30/24
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/14/24)
06/13/24
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2024-232
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bill text & filed amendments
0702
Filed on 12/05/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0702ER
Filed on 03/06/24
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
57.106
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