Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 3084
Increases to $10,000 maximum amount plaintiff may claim in certain tort actions for which court must award attorney fees if plaintiff prevails.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Increases to $10,000 maximum amount plaintiff may claim in certain tort actions for which court must award attorney fees if plaintiff prevails. Deletes provision allowing award of attorney fees to defendant if defendant makes counterclaim of $5,500 or less and prevails in action. Requires plaintiff, in written demand for payment of claim, to include documentation of injury or damages being claimed.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 7 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action5 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Jun 28 · stopped113 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 7 to Mar 147 days
JudiciaryMar 14 to Jun 28 · stopped106 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 7 – Jun 28
- Mar 7Introduced
- Mar 14Sent to Judiciary
- Apr 17Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 26Heard in Judiciary
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 5 actions, as published
- Mar 7First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 14Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Apr 17Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives