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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 26, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2019
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 56
Jun 28, 2019
D
Democratic50
88% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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