Additional Liability Under Respondeat Superior
Summary
The act allows a plaintiff to assert direct negligence claims against an employer or principal arising out of the same incident in which the employer or principal admits liability for the tortious actions of its employee or agent.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed May 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2021 · House Mar 29, 2021
How they voted
20–15
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 27, 2021
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 17, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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