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2020 SESSION
SB 451 Juvenile and domestic relations district court; award of attorney fees and costs.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Juvenile and domestic relations district court; award of attorney fees. Permits a juvenile and domestic relations district court judge to take all relevant factors, in addition to the relative financial ability of the parties, into consideration when awarding attorney fees and costs.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102609D pdf
- 02/24/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB451ER) pdf
- 03/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0185) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102609D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/27/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/12/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Read second time
- 02/19/20 House: Read third time
- 02/19/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB451ER)
- 02/24/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020
- 02/28/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020
- 03/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 185 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0185)