CS/CS/CS/SB 1140 (2019) -  Attorney Fees and Costs

General Bill by Rules and Community Affairs and Judiciary and Hutson
Attorney Fees and Costs: Defining the term “attorney fees and costs”; providing for award of attorney fees and costs and damages in civil actions challenging local ordinances as being preempted by the State Constitution or state law; prohibiting an award of attorney fees and costs under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 04/30/19 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 829 (Ch. 2019-151) -SJ 628 on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:34 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/18/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 2
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 04/02/19 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/23/19 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 7

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 829 Subject: Attorney Fees and Costs Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 3
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 124644 , Rules, Hutson Date Filed: 04/22/19, Line#: 30 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/24/2019 03:07 PM
    • AA 344278 , Rules, Hutson Date Filed: 04/23/19, Line#: 5 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/24/2019 03:07 PM
    • A 552588 , Rules, Hutson Date Filed: 04/22/19, Line#: 40 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/24/2019 03:07 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 310490 , Community Affairs, Hutson Date Filed: 04/01/19, Line#: 27 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/03/2019 02:29 PM
    • A 932614 , Community Affairs, Hutson Date Filed: 04/01/19, Line#: 40 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/03/2019 02:29 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 292360 , Judiciary, Hutson Date Filed: 03/15/19, Line#: 21 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/19/2019 11:15 AM
    • AA 850524 , Judiciary, Hutson Date Filed: 03/18/19, Line#: 11 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/19/2019 11:15 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/24/2019 3:12:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/22/2019 12:30:00 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/3/2019 2:29:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/1/2019 2:23:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/19/2019 11:14:05 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/15/2019 4:10:56 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 829 (Ch. 2019-151) -SJ 628 Time: 04/30/2019 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 829 -SJ 628 Time: 04/30/2019 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 628 Time: 04/30/2019 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/19 -SJ 646 Time: 04/26/2019 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/26/2019 - 5:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 453 Time: 04/24/2019 - 6:01 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/24/2019 - 3:17 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 7 -SJ 451 Time: 04/23/2019 - 7:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 04/18/2019 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 316 Time: 04/03/2019 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/03/2019 - 3:19 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/03/2019 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 312 Time: 04/02/2019 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/02/19, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 03/28/2019 - 3:57 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 261 Time: 03/21/2019 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 03/20/2019 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/19/2019 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 256 Time: 03/18/2019 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/13/2019 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 119 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 120 Time: 02/28/2019 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/18/2019 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
57.112 CS/CS/CS/HB 829