Concerning actions for wrongful injury or death.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 15, 2019
Signed Apr 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 15, 2019
How they voted
27–15
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
17
Committee
15
Apr 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (60-35)
house
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Apr 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-15-2)
senate
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Law & Justice.
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
David Frockt
DDemocratic
Co
GP
Guy Palumbo
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Jeannie Darneille
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kuderer
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
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