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2018 SESSION
SB 895 Punitive damages; raises cap from $350,000 to $500,000.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Punitive damages cap. Raises the punitive damages cap from $350,000 to $500,000 for any action accruing on or after July 1, 2018.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18105038D pdf
- 01/29/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18105038D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18105038D
- 01/19/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
- 01/26/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/29/18 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB895E
- 01/29/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18105038D-E
- 01/30/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/19/18 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 House: Left in Courts of Justice