MO SB81 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-14 - Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Gives the courts discretion to award attorney's fees to prevailing parties in civil actions where civil rights have been violated

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Title

Gives the courts discretion to award attorney's fees to prevailing parties in civil actions where civil rights have been violated

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-14SenateVoted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2013-01-30SenateHearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2013-01-17SenateSecond Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2013-01-09SenateS First Read--SB 81-Schaefer
2012-12-14SenatePrefiled

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