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1995 SESSION
HB 1558 Wrongful death; compromise.
Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Wrongful death; compromise. Eliminates the requirement of a physical convening of the parties in interest to consent to a compromise of a wrongful death claim provided the parties endorse the court order approving the compromise or are given notice of the hearing and the proposed compromise.
This bill is recommended by the Boyd-Graves Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD4768308 pdf
- 02/25/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1558ER) pdf
- 03/22/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD4768308
- 01/11/95 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/95 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/95 House: Read first time
- 01/24/95 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/95 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/95 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/95 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/25/95 Senate: Read first time
- 01/26/95 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/95 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law
- 02/19/95 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/95 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/95 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1558ER)
- 03/06/95 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/95 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/95 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/18/95 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 366 (effective 7/1/95)
- 03/22/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)