Attorney Fees and Costs
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Jun 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2024 · House Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 1, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jonathan Martin
RRepublican
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