BILL · 1993–94 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5130

SB 5130: Attorneys' fees

Revising the calculation for determining whether a prevailing party is entitled to attorneys' fees.

Summary

The offer of settlement statute is amended to clarify that an offer of settlement of $10,000 or less by either the plaintiff or the defendant applies to the statute.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5130), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 14, 1993
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 16, 1993
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: Phil Talmadge (D-34)
Introduced: January 14, 1993 in the Senate
Last action: March 11, 1994
Versions: SB 5130, SSB 5130

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 16, 1993

Version voted on: SSB 5130

38 Yea 10 Nay 1 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	0	1	0
Republican	11	10	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (38)

Nay (10)

Absent (1)

Brad Owen D-35

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5130 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5130 (2025–26) Child care licensing fees · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5130 (2023–24) Assisted outpatient treat. · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5130 (2021–22) Personnel files & discipline · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5130 (2019–20) Fish barrier removal funding · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5130 (2017–18) Marijuana license fees · Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2017
SB 5130 (2015–16) Marijuana business locations · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5130 (2013–14) Eosinophilia disorders · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5130 (2011–12) Vehicles in express lanes · Did not pass · died in committee

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