Legislation

Authorizing a victim of a certain offense to bring a civil action for treble damages against a certain person; establishing that a certain criminal conviction is not a prerequisite for maintenance of an action under the Act; providing for the recovery of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in an action brought under the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0495 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2018 Legislative Date 2/05/2018 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2018 Legislative Date 2/05/2018 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Civil Action - Offense Against Vulnerable or Elderly Adult Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2018 Legislative Date 3/05/2018 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2018	2/05/2018	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/05/2018	2/05/2018	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Civil Action - Offense Against Vulnerable or Elderly Adult
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2018	3/05/2018	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

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