IN SB0097 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 17 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-29 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 17 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-29 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes a procedure by which a company may provide a loan to the plaintiff in an action in exchange for the contingent right to receive a part of the potential proceeds of the action. Provides that a violation of the conditions under which a loan may be offered to a plaintiff constitutes a deceptive act subject to enforcement by the attorney general.
Title
Funding of lawsuits.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2011-02-17 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 36 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-29 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 2011-02-17 | Cosponsor: Rep. McMillin | |
| 2011-02-17 | House sponsor: Rep. Koch | |
| 2011-02-17 | Referred to the House | |
| 2011-02-17 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 147: yeas 36 and nays 14 | |
| 2011-02-15 | Senator Lanane removed as coauthor | |
| 2011-02-15 | Amendment 3 (M. Young), prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 27, nays 17 | |
| 2011-02-15 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed | |
| 2011-01-27 | Senator Randolph added as coauthor | |
| 2011-01-27 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted | |
| 2011-01-20 | Senator Lanane added as coauthor | |
| 2011-01-20 | Senator Waltz added as second author | |
| 2011-01-05 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 2011-01-05 | Authored by Senator Head |
