SB 2102: Court Pleadings/Sanctions [SPSC]
GENERAL BILL by Constantine
Court Pleadings/Sanctions [SPSC]; Prohibits a monetary sanction against a represented party for a claim that is presented as a good faith argument but that is found to not be supported by the application of then-existing law to material facts. Prohibits sanctions against a party or its attorneys by a court on its own initiative if the case has already been settled or voluntarily dismissed by that party.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/25/2009 Senate • Filed
3/5/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00155
3/13/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/09, 9:00 am, 110-S
3/18/2009 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00162
3/19/2009 Senate • Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00162
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
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SB 2102, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:47 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 1193 Sanctions for Certain Court Pleadings Steinberg Identical Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP)
Location:Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/18/2009 9:00 AM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 57.105 Attorney's fee; sanctions for raising unsupported claims or defenses; service of motions; damages for delay of litigation.