HB566 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Jan 11, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ed Henry
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Jim Carns Duwayne Bridges Jim Patterson Wayne Johnson Randy Wood David Standridge William Roberts Terri Collins Donnie Chesteen Lynn Greer Mac McCutcheon Mack N. Butler Richard Baughn Mike Ball Howard Sanderford Mike Millican Barry Moore Allen Farley Ken Johnson Richard J. Laird Kerry Rich Lawrence McAdory David Sessions Randy Davis Mac Buttram
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Civil actions, attorney fees and costs awarded to prevailing party
Description: Existing law does not allow the court in all civil actions to award attorney's fees as part of the cost to the prevailing party.
This bill would provide that in all civil actions, the court shall award attorney's fees as part of the cost to the prevailing party.
This bill would provide that a prevailing party may bring an action against another party for abuse of process arising in any part on the same facts in the action in which attorney's fees were awarded; however, the prevailing party may not recover the same attorney's fees twice.
Subjects: Civil Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary