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2007 SESSION

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HB 1797 Injuries to persons, property, or wrongful death; removes limiting tort language.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Effect of covenant not to sue.  Applies § 8.01-35.1 (effect of release or covenant not to sue) to all injuries to persons or property or wrongful death and removes the limiting tort language.

FULL TEXT

• 12/28/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074316308  pdf
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1797ER)  pdf
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 12/28/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074316308
• 12/28/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/11/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/26/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/07  House: Read first time
• 01/31/07  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/02/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/12/07  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/12/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/07  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1797ER)
• 02/21/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)