CS/CS/SB 236: Civil Remedies
GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Banking and Insurance ; Hutson
Civil Remedies; Creating a rebuttable presumption that a lodestar fee is a sufficient and reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reducing the statute of limitations for negligence actions; providing standards for bad faith actions; providing for the distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of a single occurrence exceed policy limits; providing standards for the admissibility of evidence to prove the cost of damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requiring the trier of fact to consider the fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/22/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15) -SJ 214
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/22/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15) -SJ 214
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2/2023 | Senate |
• Filed • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/7/2023 | Senate |
• Introduced • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 |
| 3/9/2023 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Judiciary • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/23, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/14/2023 | Senate |
• CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary (209768); YEAS 8 NAYS 4 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments) |
| 3/15/2023 | Senate |
• Now in Fiscal Policy • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/16/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/16/2023 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 |
| 3/20/2023 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/22/23 |
| 3/21/2023 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time |
| 3/22/2023 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 213 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 837 -SJ 214 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15) -SJ 214 |
784578 - Amendment to Amendment (209768)