Noneconomic Damages Cap Wrongful Death Of Child
Summary
The bill eliminates the cap on noneconomic damages for the wrongful death of a minor child. The bill clarifies that, for purposes of the wrongful death statutes, 'minor child' is defined using the general statutory definition of 'minor', which is 'any person who has not attained the age of twenty-one years'. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2017
Last action May 3, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
legislature
Apr 26, 2017
Committee
House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
legislature
Mar 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DK
Daniel Kagan
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Salazar
DDemocratic
P
KB
KC Becker
DDemocratic
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