Liability limitations
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-120 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, TO INCREASE THE LIMITS FROM A LOSS TO ONE PERSON ARISING FROM A SINGLE OCCURRENCE TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS, TO INCREASE THE TOTAL LIMITS FROM A LOSS ARISING OUT OF A SINGLE OCCURRENCE TO TWO MILLION DOLLARS, AND TO REQUIRE THE LIMITS BE ANNUALLY ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
29–9
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 43
Mar 9, 2021
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-9-5)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Young, Sabb, Senn, Talley
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gerald Malloy
DDemocratic
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