SB 226 IN

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Increases: (1) the amount of attorney's fees that may be incurred by an offeror to $250 per hour; and (2) the total amount of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses that may be awarded to not more than $5,000; with respect to a qualified settlement offer.

• Mike Gaskill Republican · author
• Liz Brown Republican · author
• Jerry Torr · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2024 Authored by Senator Gaskill · upper
2. Jan 10, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
3. Feb 1, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
4. Feb 5, 2024 Senator Brown L added as second author · upper
5. Feb 5, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
6. Feb 6, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Torr · upper
7. Feb 6, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
8. Feb 7, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
9. Feb 12, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · lower
10. Feb 15, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
11. Feb 15, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
12. Feb 22, 2024 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
13. Feb 22, 2024 Representatives Steuerwald and Jeter added as cosponsors · lower
14. Feb 26, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
15. Feb 28, 2024 Motion to concur filed · upper
16. Feb 27, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 95, nays 0 · lower
17. Feb 28, 2024 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
18. Mar 4, 2024 Concurrence withdrawn · upper
19. Mar 4, 2024 Motion to dissent filed · upper
20. Mar 4, 2024 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
21. Mar 5, 2024 House advisors appointed: Jeter, Steuerwald, Speedy, Bauer M and Garcia Wilburn · lower
22. Mar 5, 2024 Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Brown L · upper
23. Mar 5, 2024 Senate conferees appointed: Gaskill and Taylor G · upper
24. Mar 5, 2024 House conferees appointed: Torr and Hatfield · lower
25. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 320: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
26. Mar 8, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
27. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
28. Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
29. Mar 13, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
30. Mar 13, 2024 Public Law 117 · upper
31. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 338: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
32. Mar 8, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
33. Mar 8, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF