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2007 SESSION

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SB 1042 Towing and recovery operators; exemption from liability when rendering emergency assistance.

Introduced by: Jay O'Brien | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Towing and recovery operators; exemption from liability. Provides that towing and recovery operators are exempt from liability in civil actions when they are responding in good faith to the lawful direction of rescue or fire agencies, in the case that life, limb, or property is endangered, to tow, recover, or store a vehicle or its contents. Current law only provides for such an exemption from liability when the towing and recovery operator is responding to the direction of a law-enforcement agency.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 079082784  pdf
• 02/01/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 077838784-S1  pdf
• 02/06/07  Senate: Floor substitute printed 072012784-S2 (O'Brien)  pdf
• 03/07/07  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1042ER)  pdf
• 03/21/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0376)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• House amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 079082784
• 01/09/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/31/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 077838784-S1
• 02/02/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/07  Senate: Floor substitute printed 072012784-S2 (O'Brien)
• 02/06/07  Senate: Read second time
• 02/06/07  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/06/07  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 077838784-S1
• 02/06/07  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/06/07  Senate: Substitute by Senator O'Brien agreed to 072012784-S2
• 02/06/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1042S2
• 02/06/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/07/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/07  House: Read first time
• 02/07/07  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/15/07  House: Reported from Transportation with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/07  House: Read second time
• 02/19/07  House: Read third time
• 02/19/07  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/19/07  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/19/07  House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/07  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/07  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1042ER)
• 03/07/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/15/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 376 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/21/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0376)