SB999
Appeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Governor's recommendation adopted
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Appeals; security for appeal and fees; procedure on appeal.
Changes the amount of the suspending bond required during the pendency of all appeals of any judgment granting legal, equitable, or any other form of relief from one year's interest calculated from the date of the notice of appeal to the value of the judgment plus two and one-half years' ... (More) interest calculated from the date of the notice of appeal. The bill also provides an appellate court with discretion in assessing attorney fees, costs, and necessary expenses against an indigent defendant when the conviction of the defendant is upheld on appeal. Under current law, the appellate court must assess such fees, costs, and expenses against an indigent defendant when the conviction of the defendant is upheld on appeal. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104339D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB999)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/14/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB999ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB999)
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB999S1)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's recommendation adopted
