AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Settlement of claim related to Ringling Circus incident shall not discharge other joint tortfeasors.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Signed Jun 13, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 6, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 13, 2019
Signed into law
06/13/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/06/2019 House passed Sub A
lower
May 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
02/14/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
JR
J. Russell Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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