Civil Procedure - As enacted, specifies that recoverable costs on appeal include the cost of preparing and transmitting the record, the cost of a transcript of the evidence or proceedings, the cost of producing necessary copies of briefs and the record, premiums paid for bonds to preserve rights pending appeal and costs incurred to obtain the bonds such as the cost of letters of credit or other costs incurred to provide security for the bonds pending appeal, litigation taxes, and any other fees of the appellate court or clerk. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 12; Title 25 and Title 27.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Mar 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2023 · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 13, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Mar 23, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 2/22/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/22/2023
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/15/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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