Sovereign Immunity
Summary
Sovereign Immunity; Revises statutory limits on liability for tort claims against state & its agencies & subdivisions; revises requirements for government entity to settle claim or judgment; revises timeframe within which appropriate agency must make final disposition of claim after it is filed to prevent claim from being deemed denied; revises exceptions relating to instituting actions on claims against state or one of its agencies & to statute of limitations for such claims.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes · House Jan 31, 2022
How they voted
22–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 30
Jan 31, 2022
D
Democratic10
70% Yea
R
Republican20
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
14
Committee
19
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-1-7)
house
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Beltran
RRepublican
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