WA People
BILL · 1991–92 SESSION

HB 1837: Attorney fees/costs awards

Allowing the court to award attorney fees and other court costs to an individual or small business which successfully appeals a state agency directive in court.

Summary

  • Requires the award unless the court finds that the position of the state was substantially justified. Directs the office of financial management to report annually to the legislature on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded under the act.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1837), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 1991
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sarah Casada (R-25)
Introduced
February 12, 1991 in the House
Last action
January 13, 1992

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sarah Casada (R-25)

42 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 30 Republicans)

Bill Grant D-16Fred May R-41Curtis Ludwig D-8Jim Horn R-41Margaret Rayburn D-15Lane Bray D-8Karen Schmidt R-23Shirley Winsley R-28John Betrozoff R-45C Louise Miller R-45Gary Chandler R-13Harold Hochstatter R-13George Paris R-44John Beck R-21Eugene Prince R-9Rosa Franklin D-29Rose Bowman R-20Betty Edmondson R-14Peggy Johnson R-35Jim Hargrove D-24Elmira Forner R-47Jean Silver R-5Randy Tate R-25Mike Padden R-4Christopher Vance R-31Jeffrey Holland R-47Clyde Ballard R-12Steve Van Luven R-48Simeon Wilson R-10Judith Roland D-31Roy Ferguson R-48Peter Kremen D-42Todd Mielke R-5Arthur Broback R-28Marilyn Rasmussen D-2George Orr D-4Stephen Fuhrman R-7Jean Marie Brough R-30Jesse Wineberry D-43John Wynne R-39Senator D-35John Moyer R-6

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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HB 1837 in other sessions

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