AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (Raises the minimum recovery in a civil action to recover for a wrongful death from $250,000 to $350,000 and automatically increases for inflation the minimum recovery annually on January 31. The increase is based on the consumer price index.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 19, 2023
Signed Jun 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2023
How they voted
58–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 61
Jun 15, 2023
D
Democratic54
96% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/15/2023 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/14/2023 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
06/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 19, 2023
Introduced
05/19/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
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