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SB 542: Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency; Providing that specified actions taken by a business during certain declared emergencies may not be used as evidence in certain civil causes of action, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 5/11/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-99
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/18/2021 Senate • Filed
11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 32
11/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 11/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
11/30/2021 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 95
• Now in Judiciary
1/3/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/10/2022 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 95
1/11/2022 Senate • Now in Rules
• Introduced -SJ 32
1/14/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/22, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
1/20/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 215
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/24/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/27/22 -SJ 236
1/27/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 235
• Read 3rd time -SJ 235
• Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 -SJ 235
• Immediately certified -SJ 236
1/27/2022 House • In Messages
2/17/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/22/2022 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/24/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
3/1/2022 House • Substituted for HB 411
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 782315 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/2/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 2
3/2/2022 Senate • In returning messages
3/8/2022 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (782315) -SJ 727
• Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 727
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 727
5/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/10/2022 • Approved by Governor
5/11/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-99