Awards attorney fees and expert witness fees in appropriate cases
Summary
Awards attorney's fees and expert witness fees in appropriate cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Assembly Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Nov 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2021 · Assembly May 20, 2021
How they voted
43–19
Passed
Total votes 62
May 20, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 3, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.566
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 20, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
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