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1999 SESSION

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HB 2560 Release of liability; right of recision.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Release of liability; right of rescission. Provides that a personal injury plaintiff or claimant who executes a release of liability within 30 days of the incident giving rise to the claim who is not represented by counsel may rescind the settlement until midnight of the third business day after the day the release was executed. The recission must be in writing and any settlement proceeds returned.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 992057350  pdf
• 03/02/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2560ER)  pdf
• 03/31/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0326)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 992057350
• 01/21/99  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/99  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/08/99  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 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 for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/99  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/99  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/19/99  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/19/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/19/99  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/23/99  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (89-Y 1-N)
• 02/23/99  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (89-Y 1-N)
• 03/02/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2560ER)
• 03/08/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 326 (effective 7/1/99)
• 03/31/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0326)