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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 706

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expenditure of moneys received by the state from court judgments and settlements.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that if the state wins a money judgment or settlement in any

action on behalf of the citizens of this state, all of the moneys received by the state

from the court judgment or settlement, including any moneys that the judgment or

settlement provides may be expended for discretionary purposes, may only be

expended on purposes for which the action was originally commenced. Under

current law, any discretionary moneys received by the state from court judgments

or settlements may be expended for any purpose.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Grigsby (D) , Kessler (D) , Turner (D) , Young (D) , Zepnick (D)

1 cosponsors

Lassa (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Young, Zepnick, Grigsby, Turner, Kessler and Bewley;Cosponsored by Senator Lassa

  2. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1