Revises provisions relating to civil actions. (BDR 3-965)
Summary
AN ACT relating to civil actions; increasing the limitation on the amount of damages that may be awarded in certain tort actions brought against a governmental entity or its officers or employees; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 1, 2019
Signed Jun 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2019 · Assembly Jun 3, 2019
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 2, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Jun 7, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
Jun 3, 2019
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (40-1)
assembly
Jun 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 1, Vacant: 1.) To Senate.
In Senate. To enrollment.
upper
Jun 2, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Jun 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1094.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.)
To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
upper
Apr 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
Exemption effective.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 380.)
Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To printer.
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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