AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE
This bill modifies the fees and procedures for appealing certain district court decisions to the superior court in civil cases. It requires parties filing an appeal to pay a $75 filing fee, a minimum $25 in costs, and a $50 attorney fee to the opposing party within two days of judgment for general civil cases, or within five days for landlord-tenant disputes. The changes also adjust how costs are calculated and when appeals must be submitted, with the new rules taking effect on January 1, 2027.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 5, 2026
Signed Jun 26, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/08/2026 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/03/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
May 28, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
03/05/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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