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SB 728 Punitive damages; injury by intoxicated drivers, admission of evidence.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Punitive damages; injury by intoxicated drivers; admission of evidence. Provides that, when considering what amount of punitive damages to award in a civil action for personal injury or death resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the finder of fact may consider evidence of the defendant's similar conduct subsequent to the date of the personal injury or death.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104140D pdf
- 02/08/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105333D-S1 pdf
- 03/08/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB728ER) pdf
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/22/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104140D
- 01/22/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105333D-S1
- 02/09/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105333D-S1
- 02/10/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB728S1
- 02/11/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/22/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Read second time
- 03/07/16 House: Read third time
- 03/07/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB728ER)
- 03/08/16 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
- 04/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 624 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0624)