Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on January 21, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 5768
AN ACT CONCERNING FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS AND OFFERS OF COMPROMISE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To allow a court to assess quintuple costs and attorney's fees against a plaintiff who files a frivolous lawsuit and withdraws it before an offer of compromise is filed, and allow a party to recover attorney's fees in addition to monetary interest in offer of compromise matters.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to January 21, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action1 action on 1 day
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Jan 21 · stopped0 days
Judiciary CommitteeJan 21 to Jan 21 · stopped0 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 21
- Jan 21Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
All 1 actions, as published
- Jan 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses