Civil proceeding advance payment contracts and commercial litigation financing.
Summary
Prevents a CPAP provider from making any decision, having any influence, or directing the consumer claimant or the consumer claimant's attorney with respect to the conduct of the underlying civil proceeding. Provides that a commercial litigation financier may not provide funding to a commercial litigation financing agreement that is financed by a foreign entity of concern. Prevents a party from sharing information subject to a court order to seal or protect that is received in the course of the civil proceeding with a commercial litigation financier. Provides that a commercial litigation financier may not make any decision, have any influence, or direct the plaintiff with respect to the underlying civil proceeding. Specifies that a commercial litigation financing agreement is subject to discovery. Requires the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney to provide written notice of a commercial litigation financing agreement if the agreement is directly or indirectly financed by a foreign person.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Feb 1, 2024
How they voted
45–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 287: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 254: yeas 46, nays 2
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
P
Matt Lehman
RRepublican
Co
Chris Jeter
RRepublican
Co
Greg Steuerwald
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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