Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSEDREENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
22-0845.01 Chelsea Princell x4335 HOUSE BILL 22-1272 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Gonzales-Gutierrez and Benavidez, Bird, Garnett, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Lindsay, Snyder SENATE SPONSORSHIP Gonzales and Rodriguez, House Committees Senate Committees Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGTHEREPEALOFTHEPROVISIONAWARDINGADEFENDANT ATTORNEY FEES IN A TORT ACTION WHEN THE CASE IS DISMISSED ON MOTION OF THE DEFENDANT PRIOR TO TRIAL .
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This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does n 2 notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill m 0 E n , passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that U U 2 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at O i h H a a http://leg.colorado.gov.) R M r Under current law, a defendant may be awarded reasonable 3 attorney fees in tort actions if the case is dismissed on motion of the defendant prior to trial.
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