CS/HB 469: Prejudgment Interest
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Harrison
Prejudgment Interest; Requires court to include interest in final judgment in action from which plaintiff recovers economic or noneconomic damages; specifies dates from which interest accrues; requires interest on attorney fees & costs, if recovered; specifies rate; provides applicability.
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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1/24/2017 | House |
• Filed |
2/6/2017 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 65 |
2/16/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 02/23/17, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall |
2/23/2017 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 4 -HJ 276 |
2/24/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) |
2/28/2017 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 269 |
3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 65 • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 263 |
5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary Committee |