HB 1021: Award of Attorney Fees in Public Records Enforcement Actions
GENERAL BILL by Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgess ; Cortes, B. ; Hager ; Van Zant ; Williams
Award of Attorney Fees in Public Records Enforcement Actions; Revises conditions under which award of attorney fees is authorized in certain civil actions for enforcement of chapter 119, F.S.; provides that award of such attorney fees is within discretion of court.
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/21/2015 House • Filed
1/8/2016 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 87
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 87
1/15/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/20/16, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
1/20/2016 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 243
• Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 243
1/29/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/02/16, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
2/2/2016 House • Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 1 -HJ 365
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 365
3/11/2016 House • Died in State Affairs Committee
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HB 1021, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/21/2015 at 3:38 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2016 (pdf)
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2016 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1220 (c3) Public Records Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Messages
Location: In messages from Senate
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.12 Attorney’s fees. Page 1 (pdf)
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