IN SB0199 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-25 - Referred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

Recovery of litigation expenses. Provides that attorney's fees may be awarded against a governmental entity in a case where a court finds that the claim brought by the governmental entity was frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless, but provides that the application of the law to governmental entities may not be interpreted to waive sovereign immunity. Includes individuals in the list of parties that may seek reasonable fees and expenses in a civil suit against a state agency. Increases the amount of fees and expenses awarded against a state agency from $10,000 to $25,000, and from $30,000 to $75,000, if more than three parties in a case are eligible for an award.

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Title

Recovery of litigation expenses.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-25HouseReferred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2020-02-25HouseCommittee report: do pass, adopted
2020-02-10HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-02-05SenateReferred to the House
2020-02-04SenateHouse sponsor: Representative Steuerwald
2020-02-04SenateThird reading: passed; Roll Call 143: yeas 49, nays 0
2020-02-03SenateSenator Kruse added as coauthor
2020-02-03SenateSecond reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-30SenateCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-01-21SenateSenators Rogers and Taylor G added as coauthors
2020-01-21SenateSenator Freeman added as third author
2020-01-21SenateSenator Buck added as second author
2020-01-16SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-16SenateCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-01-14SenateSenator Randolph added as coauthor
2020-01-06SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-06SenateAuthored by Senator Koch

Indiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/199/details
Texthttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/b/3/f/bb3f35d2/SB0199.01.INTR.pdf
Texthttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/d/f/f/fdffe518/SB0199.01.INTR.pdf
Texthttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/f/d/d/7fdd5b76/SB0199.02.COMS.pdf
Texthttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/8/8/0/38800f4e/SB0199.02.COMS.pdf
Texthttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/9/d/da9d39c1/SB0199.03.COMS.pdf
Texthttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/7/5/da758081/SB0199.03.COMS.pdf
Texthttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/4/7/e/247e3a1e/SB0199.04.COMH.pdf
Roll Callhttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/0/a/e/f0ae57b8/SB0199.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Callhttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/1/1/b311ca08/SB0199.02.COMS.01.pdf
Roll Callhttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/6/d/c/e6dc4038/SB0199.143_S.pdf
Roll Callhttp://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/4/8/d/748dd782/SB0199.03.COMS.00.pdf

Bill Comments

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