RELATING TO ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS IN HAWAII FAMILY COURT.
Summary
Establishes a procedure to tender settlement offers in certain family court cases so that the party extending the offer may be entitled to its attorney's fees and costs if the offer is not accepted and the offeree does not obtain a judgment that, in its entirety, is patently more favorable than the offer. (HB78 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2017
Last action Feb 9, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 122) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, Morikawa, Nakashima, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee, Oshiro, McDermott.
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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