CS/CS/SB 334 (2017) -  Prejudgment Interest

General Bill by Rules and Judiciary and Steube
Prejudgment Interest: Requiring a court to include interest on economic damages and costs in the final judgment of a negligence action as a result of a personal injury; specifying the date from which interest accrues, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2017
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died on Calendar on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/21/17 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/29/17 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 1

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 469 Subject: Prejudgment Interest Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 266818 , Rules, Lee Date Filed: 03/09/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 03/29/2017 04:55 PM
    • SD 398962 , Rules, Lee Date Filed: 03/09/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/29/2017 04:55 PM
    • ASA 471646 , Rules, Bradley, Galvano Date Filed: 03/28/17, Line#: 8 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/29/2017 04:55 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 613288 , Judiciary, Mayfield Date Filed: 02/20/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/22/2017 08:09 AM
    • A 841034 , Judiciary, Steube Date Filed: 02/20/17, Line#: 22 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/22/2017 08:09 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/31/2017 8:35:14 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/8/2017 8:25:02 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/22/2017 2:56:06 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/20/2017 3:19:05 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 293 Time: 04/04/2017 - 6:06 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 292 Time: 03/31/2017 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/31/2017 - 9:06 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -SJ 292 Time: 03/29/2017 - 3:25 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/17, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/24/2017 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 142 Time: 03/07/2017 - 7:55 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 60 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/09/17, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed Time: 03/06/2017 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 149 Time: 02/24/2017 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/22/2017 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 149 Time: 02/21/2017 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/21/17, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/13/2017 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 60 Time: 01/25/2017 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/11/2017 - 8:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
55.035 CS/HB 469