AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 3, 2018
Last action Jun 20, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 19, 2018
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Jun 19, 2018
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 20, 2018
Committee
06/20/2018 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 3, 2018
Introduced
05/03/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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