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Senate approves compromise version of judicial interest bill after floor amendment fails
Summary
Senate Bill 212, changing rules on recovery of pre-judgment interest in civil cases, failed to carry a floor amendment but passed final passage after extended debate 21–8. Sponsors said the measure reflects compromise language intended to limit interest awards except when certain pre-trial offers were made.
Senators on the floor passed Senate Bill 212, a judicial-code change affecting how pre-judgment interest is awarded in civil cases, following a day of debate and a failed amendment to narrow recovery rules.
Sponsor Senator Okerlund presented Amendment 7 as a negotiated compromise. She said the change would limit when plaintiffs may recover claimed interest, describing the amendment: “the plaintiff is entitled to recover any claimed interest on…
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