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2000 SESSION

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HB 447 Effect of release or covenant not to sue.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Effect of release or covenant not to sue. Includes within the definition of covenant not to sue a "high-low" agreement whereby one party seeking damages in tort agrees to accept as full satisfaction no more than one sum certain and the party from whom damages are sought agrees to pay no less than another sum certain regardless of the verdict at trial.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 008766816  pdf
• 02/08/00  House: Printed as engrossed 008766816-E  pdf
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB447ER)  pdf
• 04/10/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/17/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 008766816
• 01/17/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 01/24/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/03/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  House: Read first time
• 02/08/00  House: Read second time
• 02/08/00  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/08/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/08/00  House: Printed as engrossed 008766816-E
• 02/09/00  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/01/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB447ER)
• 03/16/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/03/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 351 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/10/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)