CS/SB 1108 (2010) -  Court Pleadings/Sanctions [SPSC]

General Bill by Judiciary and 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: 07/01/2010
Last Event: 04/28/10 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 449 (Ch. 2010-129) -SJ 00956 on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 5:21 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/26/10 8:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/13/10 2:45 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 449 Subject: Sanctions for Certain Court Pleadings Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 4/14/2010 9:43:58 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/29/2010 10:58:44 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 449 (Ch. 2010-129) -SJ 00956 Time: 04/28/2010 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 449 -SJ 00956 Time: 04/28/2010 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 00956 Time: 04/28/2010 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar Time: 04/26/2010 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/21/2010 - 7:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 00702 Time: 04/21/2010 - 7:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 00551 Time: 04/14/2010 - 10:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00551 Time: 04/13/2010 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 04/13/10, 2:45 pm, 37-S Time: 04/08/2010 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00350 Time: 04/01/2010 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/29/2010 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS read 1st time on 03/30/10 -SJ 00355 Time: 03/26/2010 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00350 Time: 03/26/2010 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/26/10, 8:00 am, 110-S Time: 03/23/2010 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00079 Time: 03/01/2010 - 7:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Rules Time: 01/21/2010 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Filed Time: 01/07/2010 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0057.105 SB 1714, SB 2692