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Committee approves bill allowing courts to award attorney fees in strict‑foreclosure cases
Summary
Representative Frank Kavanaugh’s bill adds permissive language allowing courts to award attorney fees in strict foreclosure proceedings; the measure passed the committee by voice vote.
Representative Frank Kavanaugh told the committee his constituent-driven bill clarifies that courts may award attorney fees in strict-foreclosure actions when a judge directs payment toward the landowner and costs arise. Kavanaugh said the change simply adds permissive statutory language—“may award attorney fees”—to existing foreclosure law.
Kavanaugh said the amendment fills a statutory gap; he described the measure as concise and asked the committee for a favorable vote. Committee members raised no substantive questions in the hearing record, and no opponents appeared.
Representative Richardson moved passage; the motion passed by voice vote. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.
