BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5762: Failure to pay small claims
Increasing small claims judgments upon failure to pay.
Summary
- The law is amended to allow a party that has prevailed in an action in small claims court, to recover additional costs, including attorney fees, incurred by enforcing an outstanding judgment.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5762), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2003
- Out of committeeMar 3, 2003
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Larry Sheahan (R-9)
- Introduced
- February 11, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2004
- Companion bill
- HB 1572
AN ACT Relating to failure to pay small claims judgments;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Larry Sheahan (R-9)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- JUD - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Judiciary.
SB 5762 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5762 (2025–26) 988 crisis hotline
- SB 5762 (2023–24) State berry, blueberry
- SB 5762 (2021–22) Purple star award
- SB 5762 (2019–20) Veteran-owned businesses
- SB 5762 (2017–18) Mercury light stewardship
- SB 5762 (2015–16) Vessel taxing and permitting
- SB 5762 (2013–14) Dependency/relatives
- SB 5762 (2011–12) Interest arbitration panels