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1999 SESSION

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HB 2158 Tort Claims Act; "Year 2000" immunity for constitutional officers.

Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

"Year 2000" immunity for certain employees. Provides that civil actions may not be brought against any officers or employees of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions, constitutional officers, finance directors or jail superintendents based upon the failure of a computer, software program, database, network, or information system operated by or on their behalf to interpret, produce, calculate, generate or account for a date which is compatible with the "Year 2000" date change.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 992832340  pdf
• 02/08/99  House: Committee substitute printed 994773112-H1  pdf
• 03/04/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2158ER)  pdf
• 04/07/99  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2158ER2)  pdf
• 04/14/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1002)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/20/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 992832340
• 01/20/99  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/25/99  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/08/99  House: Committee substitute printed 994773112-H1
• 02/08/99  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Read second time
• 02/09/99  House: Committee substitute agreed to 994773112-H1
• 02/09/99  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 994773112-H1
• 02/09/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/17/99  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/99  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/21/99  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2158ER)
• 03/08/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/99  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/07/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/07/99  House: House concurred in Gov. recomm. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: Rec. of Gov's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/07/99  House: Reenrolled
• 04/07/99  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/07/99  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/07/99  House: Enacted, Chapter 1002 (effective 7/1/99)
• 04/07/99  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2158ER2)
• 04/14/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1002)