Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2019
Last action Apr 26, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 25, 2019
How they voted
105–1
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 116
Apr 25, 2019
D
Democratic48
81% Yea
R
Republican68
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
JF
Jessica Farrar
DDemocratic
Co
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
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