Makes provisions relating to the collateral estoppel effect of issues decided by certain arbitrators
Summary
Enacts the "fairness for accident victims act"; provides that with respect to a serious personal injury action still permissible under the no-fault insurance system, the award or decision of an arbitrator or master arbitrator rendered in a no-fault arbitration will not constitute a collateral estoppel of the issues arbitrated.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Dec 2023
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Signed Dec 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly Jun 21, 2023
How they voted
56–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 6, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Dec 22, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.766
upper
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5591A
upper
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Leroy Comrie
DDemocratic
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