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CS/HB 1167: Attorney Fees and Costs in Property Rights Disputes

GENERAL BILL by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee ; Yarkosky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Waldron

Attorney Fees and Costs in Property Rights Disputes; Authorizes courts to award reasonable attorney fees & costs to prevailing defendant in certain civil actions.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/3/2024	House	• Filed
  1/9/2024	House	• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/23/2024	House	• Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
  1/25/2024	House	• Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee • Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
  1/29/2024	House	• Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
  1/31/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee • Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
  2/1/2024	House	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/2/2024	House	• Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  2/19/2024	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/21/2024	House	• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/5/2024	House	• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 702 (Ch. 2024-232)

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• CS/HB 1167, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2024 at 10:17 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 702 (er)	Attorney Fees and Costs	Martin	Similar	Last Action: 6/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-232

  Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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• HB 1167, Original Filed Version Posted 1/3/2024 at 2:29 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/25/2024 (pdf) Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 702	Attorney Fees and Costs	Martin	Similar	Last Action: 6/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-232

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  865519 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Yarkosky	1/30/2024 5:00 PM	Adopted without Objection 1/31/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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