WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 1142: Statutory costs

Changing provisions regarding statutory costs.

Summary

  • Expressly allows a plaintiff to recover certain costs of bringing a lawsuit.
  • Applies if, after the lawsuit is filed, the defendant offers and the plaintiff accepts full or partial payment, and the plaintiff gave the defendant prior written notice that the defendant may still be liable for those costs in addition to the payment accepted.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1142), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2007
  2. Out of committeeJan 25, 2007
  3. Passed HouseJan 29, 2007
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brendan Williams (D-22)
Introduced
January 11, 2007 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2008

AN ACT Relating to statutory costs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brendan Williams (D-22)

6 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Judy Warnick R-13Al O'Brien D-1Jay Rodne R-5Tom Campbell R-2Patricia Lantz D-26Roger Goodman D-45

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed January 29, 2007
Version voted on: HB 1142
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat62001
Republican35000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

Passed January 23, 2008
Version voted on: HB 1142
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat63000
Republican34001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  3. JUD - Majority; do pass.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0.
  7. Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  10. Referred to Rules.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  13. JUD - Majority; do pass.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  17. Placed on third reading.
  18. Committee recommendations adopted.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  20. Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
  21. JUDI - Majority; do pass.
  22. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  23. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1142 in other sessions

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