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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5025

SB 5025: Statutory costs

Modifying statutory cost provisions.

Summary

  • A plaintiff is the prevailing party and, therefore, entitled to costs if, after an action is commenced, the defendant offers and the plaintiff accepts full or partial payment when the plaintiff had given the defendant prior written notice that the defendant could still be liable for costs regardless of full or partial payment.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5025), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 19, 2009
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Adam Kline (D-37)
Introduced
January 12, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
HB 1022
Versions
SB 5025, SSB 5025

AN ACT Relating to statutory costs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Adam Kline (D-37)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Bob McCaslin R-4Mike Carrell R-28

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5025)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5025)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5025)
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5025)
  8. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5025)
  9. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5025)
  10. Minority; without recommendation.
  11. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  14. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5025 in other sessions

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

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