AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY (Limits tortfeasor liability to several only if defendant’s act or omission constituted no more than 25% of the plaintiff's damages.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2017
Last action Apr 6, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MA
Marc A. Cote
DDemocratic
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