Civil Liability for Damages Relating to COVID-19
Summary
Civil Liability for Damages Relating to COVID-19; Specifying requirements for civil actions based on COVID-19-related claims; requiring the court to make certain determinations in such actions; providing that plaintiffs have the burden of proof in such actions; providing preliminary procedures for civil actions based on COVID-19-related claims; requiring COVID-19-related claims to commence within specified timeframes, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2021 · House Mar 26, 2021
How they voted
21–14
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 18, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Nay
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 31
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 24 NAYS 15
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (549168) -SJ 264, 267
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/11/21, 8:15 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 4
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/15/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 4
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/25/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Brandes
RRepublican
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