CHAPTER NUMBER: 422
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Vallario and Valderrama
- Entitled:
-
Attorney's Lien - Settlements
Providing that an attorney has a lien on specified settlements that
extends to specified attorney's fees and compensation; providing for
the priority, with specified exceptions, of an attorney's lien; and
providing for the application of the Act.
House Action
- 2/22
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/6
- Re-referred Judiciary
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (128-6)
- 4/5
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (136-2)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/6
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 422
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- LIENS -see also- MECHANICS' LIENS
- SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Business Occupations and Professions
- (
10-501
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 618078/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 4, 2002 at:
11:52 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (128-6)
- April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-2)
- Senate
- April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
