Relating to certain construction liability claims concerning public buildings and public works.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Signed Jun 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2023 · House May 10, 2023
How they voted
29–2
Passed
Total votes 31
May 22, 2023
D
Democratic13
84% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
17
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Jun 11, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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