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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 2969

Provides that only prevailing plaintiff may be awarded attorney fees in certain actions relating to violation of laws on securities, mortgage lending, unlawful trade practices and antitrust.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Provides that only prevailing plaintiff may be awarded attorney fees in certain actions relating to violation of laws on securities, mortgage lending, unlawful trade practices and antitrust. Eliminates prohibition on award of attorney fees when certain statutory causes of action are brought as class action proceeding. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HJUD

    Its course

    March 5 to June 29, 2009, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Jun 29 · stopped116 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 5 to Mar 105 days

    JudiciaryMar 10 to Jun 29 · stopped111 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 5 – Jun 29

    1. Mar 5Introduced
    2. Mar 10Sent to Judiciary
    3. Jun 29Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 10Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
    3. Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives