SB 2102 (2009) -  Court Pleadings/Sanctions [SPSC]

by Constantine
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 Event: 05/02/09 S Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/18/09 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
  • Rules

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/18/2009 4:55:57 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00162 Time: 03/19/2009 - 8:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00162 Time: 03/18/2009 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/09, 9:00 am, 110-S Time: 03/13/2009 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00155 Time: 03/05/2009 - 1:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/25/2009 - 9:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0057.105 SB 2228, SB 2686