CS/SB 768 (2019) -  Attorney Fees

General Bill by Judiciary and Perry
Attorney Fees: Prohibiting the awarding of attorney fees for a violation of specified provisions, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/01/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/16/19 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 297 Subject: Attorney Fees Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 7125 Subject: Administration of Justice Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 642 Subject: Public Safety Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 111000 , Judiciary, Stargel Date Filed: 03/29/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 04/03/2019 04:21 PM
    • SD 321706 , Judiciary, Stargel Date Filed: 04/01/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/03/2019 04:21 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/16/2019 8:36:59 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/15/2019 10:14:47 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/3/2019 4:21:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/29/2019 3:36:29 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/17/2019 - 7:53 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 378 Time: 04/16/2019 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/16/19, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 04/11/2019 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 315 Time: 04/03/2019 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 04/03/2019 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/03/2019 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 312 Time: 04/01/2019 - 6:27 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/27/2019 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 89 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 89 Time: 02/15/2019 - 10:20 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/06/2019 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
57.105 HB 623, CS/CS/SB 642, CS/CS/CS/HB 829*, SB 1292, CS/HB 7125

(*) Not the latest version