Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation
Summary
Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation; Provides appropriation to compensate estate for injuries & damages sustained by Mr. LaGatta as result of negligence of DOT; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,200,000
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Oct 21, 2025
Signed Jun 8, 2026
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H 6509 c2
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MINOR
The bill text was converted from a committee version to the final enrolled version, which is the official text sent to the Governor for signature. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or legal requirements were altered; the modifications are purely administrative and formatting updates to the document header.
TECHNICAL
The document status was updated from 'CS/CS' (Committee Substitute) to 'ENROLLED', indicating the bill has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature.
The footer identifier was changed from 'hb6509-02-c2' to 'hb6509 -02-er' to reflect the enrolled status.
The header was updated to include '2026 Legislature' alongside the bill number.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
19
Jun 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Budget Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Budget Committee agenda
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Budget Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Oct 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
lower
Oct 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
J.J. Grow
RRepublican
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