CS/SB 1726: Award of Attorney's Fees/Settlement Offers [EPCC]
GENERAL BILL by Commerce ; Baker
Award of Attorney's Fees/Settlement Offers [EPCC]; amends provision re attorney's fees & sanctions for raising unsupported claims or defenses; provides entitlement to fees & requires compliance with filing provisions; allows offers to be made by or to any party or parties; requires joint proposals to state amount & terms attributable to each party; provides for specified retroactive applicability, etc. Amends 57.105, 768.79.
Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2007 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/7/2007 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Commerce; Judiciary -SJ 00113 |
| 3/15/2007 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 03/20/07, 9:30 am, 401-S |
| 3/20/2007 | Senate |
• CS by Commerce; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00236; CS read 1st time on 03/22/07 -SJ 00240 |
| 3/22/2007 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Now in Judiciary -SJ 00236 |
| 5/4/2007 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Judiciary |