Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency
Summary
Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency; Providing that specified actions taken by a business during certain declared emergencies may not be used as evidence in certain civil causes of action, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed May 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jan 27, 2022
D
Democratic14
78% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
8
May 10, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (782315)
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 2
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 782315 adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/22, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Nov 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Nov 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 11/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Rodriguez
RRepublican
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