Rep. Phillip Chen
Sponsored bills
This measure would declare the week of March 5, 2017, through March 11, 2017, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
This measure would declare February 19, 2017, as a Day of Remembrance in order to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the incarceration of Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
This measure designates March 8, 2017, as International Women's Day.
Existing law governing settlement offers in eminent domain proceedings authorizes the recovery of litigation expenses under certain circumstances. Existing law provides that if a court finds, on motion of the defendant, that the offer of the plaintiff was unreasonable and the offer of the defendant was reasonable in light of the evidence admitted and the compensation awarded in the proceeding, then the costs allowed shall include the defendant's litigation expenses. This bill would instead provide that if a court finds, on motion of the defendant, that the offer of the plaintiff was lower than 90% of the compensation awarded in the proceeding, then the court would be required to include the defendant's litigation costs in the costs allowed. If the court finds that the offer of the plaintiff was at least 90% and less than 100% of the compensation awarded in the proceeding, the court would be authorized to include the defendant's litigation costs in the costs allowed.
This measure would proclaim the week of February 11, 2017, through February 18, 2017, inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week and request the Governor to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.