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2000 SESSION
HB 735 Release of liability; right of rescission.
Introduced by: C. Richard Cranwell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Release of liability; right of rescission. Provides that when a claimant executes a release of liability as a condition of settlement in a claim or action for personal injury within 30 days of the incident giving rise to such claim and the claimant was not represented by counsel, the release shall contain a separate and conspicuous notice of the right to rescind. Current law provides that the claimant shall have a right of rescission until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the release was executed, provided that he was not represented by counsel when the release was executed, the rescission was made in writing to the person or persons being released, their representative or insurance carrier, and the claimant returns to the person or persons being released any check or settlement proceeds received by the claimant prior to the rescission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 001346684 pdf
- 02/01/00 House: Printed as engrossed 001346684-E pdf
- 03/20/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB735ER) pdf
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0839) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 001346684
- 01/21/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 01/27/00 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/31/00 House: Read first time
- 02/01/00 House: Read second time
- 02/01/00 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/01/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/01/00 House: Printed as engrossed 001346684-E
- 02/02/00 House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N)
- 02/02/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 24-N)
- 02/02/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/05/00 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/07/00 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/07/00 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/07/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/07/00 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/09/00 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (4-Y 94-N)
- 03/09/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (4-Y 94-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (35-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (35-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/09/00 House: House acceded to request
- 03/09/00 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/00 House: Delegates: Cranwell, Griffith, Kilgore
- 03/09/00 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senators: Norment, Quayle, Edwards
- 03/10/00 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/10/00 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/00 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/00 Conference: Senate amendments rejected by conference committee
- 03/10/00 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/00 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB735ER)
- 03/22/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 839 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0839)