Legislation

Title: Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs
Sponsored by: Delegates Kaufman, Addison, Attar, Edelson, Foley, J. Long, Shetty, Solomon, Vogel, and Young
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and related costs to the parent of a child with a disability who is the prevailing party in a certain special education proceeding; prohibiting a court from awarding attorney's fees and related costs to certain parents in a certain proceeding under certain circumstances; and authorizing an award of attorney's fees and related costs to a parent of a child with a disability who is a prevailing party under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media; Judiciary

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0405 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2023 Legislative Date 2/15/2023 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2023 Legislative Date 2/28/2023 Action Rereferred to Ways and Means and Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/17/2023 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 4/07/2023 Action Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/26/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/26/2023 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/27/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/02/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2023 Legislative Date 5/16/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/15/2023	2/15/2023	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
			Text - First - Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs
House	3/06/2023	2/28/2023	Rereferred to Ways and Means and Judiciary
House	3/07/2023	3/07/2023	Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House	3/07/2023	3/07/2023	Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
House	3/07/2023	3/07/2023	Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/17/2023	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	3/17/2023	3/09/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs
House	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2023	3/21/2023	Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2023	4/07/2023	Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/07/2023	3/26/2023	Favorable Adopted	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2023	3/26/2023	Second Reading Passed	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2023	3/27/2023	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2023	4/02/2023	Returned Passed	70 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2023	5/16/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708
			Text - Chapter - Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs

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