Alcohol or Drug Defense
Summary
Alcohol or Drug Defense; Deleting a provision that prohibits a plaintiff from recovering certain damages in a civil action if the plaintiff was under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, etc.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2024
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jan 18, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0)
senate
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/18/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/09/24, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Dec 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Fiscal Policy; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Yarborough
RRepublican
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