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CS/CS/HB 569: Suits Against the Government

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; McFarland ; Overdorf

Suits Against the Government; Abolishes common-law doctrine of home venue privilege with respect to action against state; increases statutory limits on liability for tort claims against state & its agencies & subdivisions; authorizes subdivision of state to settle claim in excess of statutory limit without further action by Legislature regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibits insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on enactment of claim bill; specifies limitations in effect on date claim accrues apply to that claim; revises period within which certain claims must be present to certain entities; revises exceptions relating to instituting actions on tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; revises period after which failure of certain entities to make final disposition of claim shall be deemed final denial of claim; revises statute of limitations for tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions & exceptions thereto.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/20/2023 House • Filed
11/30/2023 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • PCS added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/11/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
1/12/2024 House • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/16/2024 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
1/29/2024 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
1/31/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
• Reported out of Appropriations Committee
2/1/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/2/2024 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/12/2024 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/8/2024 House • Died in Judiciary Committee