2024 Regular Session • Indiana Legislature
SB0226: Attorney's fees.
Legislative Summary
Attorney's fees. Increases: (1) the amount of attorney's fees that may be incurred by an offeror to $250 per hour; and (2) the total amount of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses that may be awarded to not more than $5,000; with respect to a qualified settlement offer.
Bill History
1/10/2024
Authored by Senator Gaskill
Senate
1/10/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/1/2024
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/5/2024
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/5/2024
Senator Brown L added as second author
Senate
2/6/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 48, nays 0
Senate
2/6/2024
House sponsor: Representative Torr
Senate
2/7/2024
Referred to the House
Senate
2/12/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Representatives Steuerwald and Jeter added as cosponsors
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 95, nays 0
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Motion to concur filed
Senate
3/4/2024
Concurrence withdrawn
Senate
3/4/2024
Motion to dissent filed
Senate
3/4/2024
Senate dissented from House amendments
Senate
3/5/2024
Senate conferees appointed: Gaskill and Taylor G
Senate
3/5/2024
Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Brown L
Senate
3/5/2024
House conferees appointed: Torr and Hatfield
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
House advisors appointed: Jeter, Steuerwald, Speedy, Bauer M and Garcia Wilburn
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/8/2024
CCR # 1 filed in the House
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senate
3/8/2024
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 338: yeas 96, nays 0
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 320: yeas 47, nays 0
Senate
3/11/2024
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
3/13/2024
Signed by the Governor
Senate
3/13/2024
Public Law 117
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment #1
House Amendment #1
2/26/2024Not Adopted
Senate Judiciary Amendment #1
Senate Judiciary Amendment #1
1/31/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1
3/8/2024
96
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1
3/8/2024
47
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
2/27/2024
95
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/6/2024
48
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/13/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Primary Sponsor
Mike Gaskill
Republican