Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action to enforce a motor vehicle mortgagee's lien.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 21, 2023
Signed Jun 10, 2023
Floor votes · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 10, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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