2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                               A SB15 148

Amendment No. 148

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 15                                                                               (BDR 3‑34)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 18 through 24 and inserting:

     “(a) Provisions for the payment of fees to an arbitrator who is appointed to hear a case pursuant to the rules. The rules must provide that an arbitrator must be compensated at a rate of $100 per hour, to a maximum of one thousand dollars per case, unless otherwise authorized by the arbitration commissioner for good cause shown.

     (b) Guidelines for the award of attorney’s fees and maximum limitations on the costs to the parties of the arbitration . [;

     (b)] (c) Disincentives to appeal . [; and

     (c)] (d) Provisions for trial upon the exercise by either party of his”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 40 and inserting:

“filed on or after the effective date of this act.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 3, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to civil actions; enacting provisions regarding the payment of fees to arbitrators; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Enacts provisions regarding payment of fees to arbitrators. (BDR 3‑34)”.