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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 114

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Relating to: small claims court fee. (FE)

Court — Fee Small claims court

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

Under current law, a person who commences a small claims action in circuit

court must pay a fee of $22. Of that fee, $11.80 is paid to the secretary of

administration to be deposited in the general fund and the balance is retained for use

by the county. The small claims procedure applies to eviction actions and other

actions, including certain civil actions in which the amount claimed does not exceed

$10,000. This bill provides that a person who commences a small claims action in

circuit court must pay a fee of $50; of that fee, $20 is to be paid to the secretary for

deposit into the general fund.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: LeMahieu (R)

12 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Bernier (R) , Brostoff (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Heaton (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Quinn (R) , Rohrkaste (R)

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Allen, Bernier, Brostoff, E. Brooks, Edming, Heaton, Horlacher, Kitchens, Kulp, Macco, Quinn and Rohrkaste

  2. Apr 8, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 20, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 5, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 27, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu

  6. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1