AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- THE JOINT TORTFEASOR ACT (Allows a release by the injured person of one joint tortfeasor to relieve that tortfeasor from liability to make contribution to another joint tortfeasor.)
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Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2020
Last action Feb 26, 2020
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Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
02/26/2020 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Marszalkowski
DDemocratic
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Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
DP
Daniel P. McKiernan
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
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