l9n/ Oregon

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 2533

Authorizes awards of attorney fees and expenses by tax court magistrate.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Revenue Committee on July 8, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Authorizes awards of attorney fees and expenses by tax court magistrate. Establishes, for purposes of making award, that objective reasonableness of nonprevailing party's position is determined at time position is asserted. Allows tax court judge to consider whether nonprevailing party received reasoned opinion on merits from magistrate when determining objective reasonableness of nonprevailing party's position. Allows tax court to consider degree of difference between value pleaded by county or Department of Revenue and as determined by court when making award to taxpayer in property tax proceeding. Requires county to pay attorney fees and expenses allowed in property tax proceeding involving locally assessed property. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

Its course

January 14 to July 8, 2013, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Jul 8 · stopped175 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 228 days

JudiciaryJan 22 to Apr 169 days

RevenueApr 1 to Jul 8 · stopped98 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 Jan 14 – Jul 8

  1. Jan 14Introduced
  2. Jan 22Sent to Judiciary
  3. Mar 27Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 1Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Revenue
  5. Sent to Revenue
  6. Apr 8Heard in Revenue
  7. Jul 8Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 22Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 27Work Session held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 1Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Revenue.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 1Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  7. Jul 8In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives