MTA-CIVIL ACTIONS
Summary
Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that a civil action against the Metropolitan Transit Authority for an injury to one's person must be commenced within one year from the date the cause of action accrues. Deletes provisions requiring any person that is about to commence a civil action in any court against the Authority to provide written notice to the Authority. Deletes provisions requiring the Authority to furnish a copy of this Section to any person that has notified the Authority that he or she has a cause of action. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to causes of action that accrue on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Jun 2009
Introduced Mar 25, 2009
Signed Jun 1, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2009 · House May 13, 2009
How they voted
53–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Mar 25, 2009
D
Democratic34
97% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 1, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 13, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 13, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-29-4)
house
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-2)
senate
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Jan 30, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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