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SB 611 Tort claim; notice of claim against the Commonwealth, transportation district, or locality.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Notice of tort claim against the Commonwealth, transportation district, or locality; statute of limitations. Provides that the bar to a tort claim against the Commonwealth, a transportation district, or a locality for failure to file a written statement within one year, or within six months if the claim is against a locality, after the cause of action accrues does not apply where there was actual knowledge of the claim within one year by (i) for claims against the Commonwealth, the Division of Risk Management or any insurer or entity providing coverage or indemnification of the claim or the Attorney General; (ii) for claims against a transportation district, the chairman of the commission of such transportation district; or (iii) for claims against a locality, the attorney, chief executive, or mayor of such locality. The bill clarifies that actual knowledge of the claim includes the nature of the claim, the time and place at which the injury is alleged to have occurred, and, for claims against the Commonwealth or a transportation district, the agency or agencies alleged to be liable. The bill further provides that a claim against the Commonwealth or a transportation district is barred unless an action on the claim is commenced within 18 months of the filing of notice of such a claim or within two years after the cause of action accrues.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16103209D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16103209D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/16 Senate: Engrossed bill reprinted 16103209D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105793D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB611ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/16/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0772) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16103209D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/03/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/16 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/10/16 Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to
- 02/10/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16103209D-E
- 02/10/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB611E
- 02/10/16 Senate: Engrossed bill reprinted 16103209D-E
- 02/10/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/16 House: Read first time
- 02/12/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/17/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105793D-H1
- 03/04/16 House: Read second time
- 03/07/16 House: Read third time
- 03/07/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105793D-H1
- 03/07/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB611H1
- 03/07/16 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: Title replaced 16105793D-H1
- 03/10/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB611ER)
- 03/10/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/06/16 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/20/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/20/16 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/20/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Friday, May 20, 2016
- 05/16/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 772 (effective 7/1/16)
- 05/16/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0772)