AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Provides that a release by one claimant relative to claims relating to the Feld Entertainment/Ringling Brothers Circus accident of 5/4/14 would not discharge other joint tortfeasors.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jun 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2019
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
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
May 8, 2019
Committee
05/08/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 7, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/07/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/28/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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