BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5710

SB 5710: Equal access to justice act

Amending the equal access to justice act.

Summary

The Equal Access to Justice Act is amended to allow qualified persons who prevail at the administrative hearing level (final agency action) to recover reasonable attorney = s fees not to exceed $25,000 if it is determined that the agency was not substantially justified in its position or that circumstances would make an award unjust.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5710), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the equal access to justice act;

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

No history recorded yet.

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

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