Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 526
Requires court to award attorney fees and costs and disbursements to petitioner in judicial proceeding against state agency if court finds in favor of petitioner, unless agency can prove agency's action was substantially justified.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires court to award attorney fees and costs and disbursements to petitioner in judicial proceeding against state agency if court finds in favor of petitioner, unless agency can prove agency's action was substantially justified. 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 12 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 SenateFeb 12 to Jun 29 · stopped137 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 12 to Feb 197 days
JudiciaryFeb 19 to Jun 29 · stopped130 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.