Attorney's fees.
Summary
Increases: (1) the amount of attorney's fees that may be incurred by an offeror to $250 per hour; and (2) the total amount of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses that may be awarded to not more than $5,000; with respect to a qualified settlement offer.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 6, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 338: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 320: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Torr
RRepublican
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
P
Mike Gaskill
RRepublican
Co
Chris Jeter
RRepublican
Co
Greg Steuerwald
RRepublican
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