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2001 SESSION
HB 1696 Attorney's lien for fees in action for divorce or annulment.
Introduced by: C. Richard Cranwell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Attorney's lien for fees. Provides that any person having or claiming a cause of action for annulment or divorce may contract with any attorney for legal services and that the attorney shall have a lien upon the cause of action as security for his fees for any services rendered in relation to the cause of action. The attorney's claim may not be exercised until the divorce judgment is final and the court may exclude spousal and child support from the lien.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/15/00 010309684 pdf
- 02/04/01 House: Printed as engrossed 010309684-E pdf
- 02/28/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1696ER) pdf
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/15/00 010309684
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/01 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/01/01 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/01 House: Read first time
- 02/04/01 House: Read second time
- 02/04/01 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/04/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/04/01 House: Printed as engrossed 010309684-E
- 02/05/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/05/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE(99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/01 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/01 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/01 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/01 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/01 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/22/01 Senate: Amendment No. 1 by Sen. Reynolds agreed to (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: Amendments Nos. 2 & 3 by Sen. Reynolds agreed to
- 02/22/01 Senate: Amendment No. 1 by Sen. Reynolds reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: Amendment No. 1 by Sen. Reynolds rejected (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: Amendments Nos. 4 & 5 by Sen. Stolle agreed to
- 02/22/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/22/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (28-Y 9-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (28-Y 9-N)
- 02/22/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (85-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1696ER)
- 03/02/01 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 495 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)