Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Human Services and Housing Committee on March 3, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 4085
Requires court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to tenant prevailing in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to tenant prevailing in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law. Authorizes court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to landlord prevailing in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law. Requires court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to landlord prevailing in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law if court determines tenant had no reasonable basis for asserting claim or appealing judgment. Authorizes court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to prevailing party in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law but not between landlord and tenant.
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
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 22 to March 3, 2018, 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 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Mar 3 · stopped40 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Feb 514 days
Human Services and HousingFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 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 22 – Mar 3
- Jan 22Filed before the session
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Human Services and Housing
- Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 22Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Human Services and Housing.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Informational Meeting scheduled.House of Representatives
- Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives