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SB 794: Prejudgment Interest

GENERAL BILL by Ring

Prejudgment Interest; Requiring a court to include prejudgment interest on the amount of money damages awarded to a plaintiff in a final judgment; providing for retroactive application, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/13/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 86
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 86
    3/5/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/10/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/12/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/17/15, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled
    3/19/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/24/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/10/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/15, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 794, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2015 at 9:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 941 Prejudgment Interest McGhee Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CJS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    874734 - Amendment
    Delete line 16 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Ring)     		3/23/2015
    10:54 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    785410 - Amendment
    Delete lines 19 - 22 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Ring)     		3/23/2015
    10:54 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    55.031 Page 1 (pdf)

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