CS/HB 469 (2017) -  Prejudgment Interest

General Bill by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee and Harrison
Prejudgment Interest: Requires court to include interest in final judgment in action from which plaintiff recovers economic or noneconomic damages; specifies dates from which interest accrues; requires interest on attorney fees & costs, if recovered; specifies rate; provides applicability.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: Died in Judiciary Committee on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 334 Subject: Prejudgment Interest Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2/24/2017 2:27:30 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2/24/2017 10:41:52 AM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2/16/2017 5:43:51 PM

Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Judiciary Committee Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 02/28/2017 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/28/2017 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 02/24/2017 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 02/24/2017 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 02/24/2017 - 8:16 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 02/23/2017 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda Time: 02/16/2017 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/24/2017 - 10:46 AM Member: Harrison Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
55.035 CS/CS/SB 334