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By: Kuempel, Workman (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) |
H.B. No. 1704 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017; |
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May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 12, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 12, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in actions |
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to determine the applicability of certain local government |
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regulations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 245.006, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A court may award court costs and reasonable and |
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necessary attorney's fees to the prevailing party in an action |
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under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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