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HB1024

Attorney fees; repeals provision that allows only fee of one attorney to be taxed by court.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Les Adams (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Attorney fees for prevailing party; more than one attorney.

Repeals the provision that allows only the fee of one attorney to be taxed by the court, even if the recovering party had more than one attorney. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102382D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/18/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/19/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1024ER)
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2018
  • 02/19/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 26, 2018
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 35 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0035)

Full text and vote history:

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